Gender and Depression in an Undergraduate Population

Abstract

The Beck Depression Inventory was administered to 417 undergraduate students (308 women and 109 men). Within the total group the item concerning “tiredness” gave the best discrimination between men and women. A cut-off score of 10 was used to divide depressed from nondepressed individuals. When only depressed individuals ( n = 105) were considered, seven items were identified as discriminating between genders.