a comparison of aggression, anxiety and depression in high school students in saravan city

a comparison of aggression, anxiety and depression in high school students in saravan city     jenaabadi h [1] , nastiezaie n [2]     received: 23 jan , 2011 accepted: 16 mar, 2011     abstract   . background & aims: the present study aimed to compare aggression, anxiety and depression in high school teenagers in saravan city, november 2010.   materials & methods: this comparative study covered 125 high school students that were selected by stratified-random sampling. the questionnaire consisted of two parts: demographic information and scl-90-r test to measure aggression, anxiety and depression. the data were analyzed by t test for independent groups and f test using spss 15 software.   results: none of the teenagers had a history of alcohol consumption or chronic physical illness. %2-6 had severe aggression, % 6.8 with severe anxiety, and % 26.5with severe depression, and % 17.9 with increased risk of mental health problems. girls were significantly more aggressive and anxious than boys. there was no significant difference in aggression between those living in dorms versus living at home. however, depression was more among teenagers living in dorms. there was no significant relationship between parents' educational level, income level, and occupations and child's age and birth order with the amount of aggression, anxiety and depression.   conclusion : it is necessary to train parents specially mothers on teenagers' mental health issues and to improve school counseling center. in addition, planning free-time activities for students living in dorms equipped with, laboratories, computer centre, library, and sports ground is important.   keywords : a ggression, anxiety, depression, teenagers     address: sistan and baluchestan university, sistan and baluchestan, iran tel: (+98)9151902047   e-mail : n _ [email protected]   [1] assistant professor of educational training, sistan & baluchestan university, sistan and baluchestan, iran   [2] phd candidate of tehran university , instructor of sistan & baluchestan university, sistan and baluchestan, iran (corresponding author)