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Ghaderi, A.R., Venkatesh Kumar, G., and Sampath Kumar
Mysore University, Mysore
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The purpose of the paper is to understand and compare the experiences of
Stress, Anxiety, and depression among the Indian and the Iranian students. The
data is collected from students studying in different departments of University of
Mysore, Mysore, studying post-graduate and Ph.D. degree courses. The sample
comprised of 80 Indian and 80 Iranian, both male and female students. The
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) is used to assess depression, anxiety
and stress. It is hypothesized that the Depression, Anxiety and Stress level of
Iranian students is higher than Indian students. The 2 x 2 x 3 ANOVA is used for
statistical analysis. Interestingly, the findings revealed that the Depression,
Anxiety and Stress level of Indian students are significantly higher than those of
Iranian students. Furthermore gender differences are not found significant
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