Comparison of Depression between Asthmatic and Non-Asthmatic Adolescents

The main objective of the present research investigation was to find out the depression among asthmatic and non-asthmatic adolescents. For this purpose a sample of 400 adolescents was randomly selected and divided into two groups as asthmatics (N=200) and non-asthmatics (N=200) of age range 16-18 years. The Hindi version of Depression Scale (developed by Kapoor, 1987) was used for assessing the level of depression among the subjects. Data was analysed with the help of t-test. Results showed that asthmatic adolescents were more depressed than the non-asthmatic (normal) adolescents. Findings were interpreted in terms of more socio-psychological and environmental factors.