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SENSE OF COHERENCE QUALITY OF LIFE AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ADULTS IDENTIFIED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEPRESSION

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).22      10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).22      Published : Mar 2021

Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression

Abstract

    This research has focused on the role of sense of coherence in perceived quality of life and mental health among adults identified with different levels of depression. The research is grounded in a mental health model stemmed from medical sociology, which focuses on the mass level health and coping mechanisms in diverse populations. In a mass-level study, a survey research design was selected for approaching participants and collecting information from 300 adults having depressive symptoms. More specifically, a cross-sectional design was employed for data collection. About seven months were consumed in compiling this research, out of which major time was spent in data collection. Findings of the study confirmed the anticipated outcomes as a sense of coherence positively predicted perceived quality of life and mental health among adults having depressive symptoms.

    Depressive Symptoms, Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life, Mental Health

    (1) Masud Akhtar
    Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Naveed Riaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Humaira Shaheen
    Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Akhtar, M., Riaz, M. N., & Shaheen, H. (2021). Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression. Global Sociological Review, VI(I), 188-193. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).22

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    CHICAGO : Akhtar, Masud, Muhammad Naveed Riaz, and Humaira Shaheen. 2021. "Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression." Global Sociological Review, VI (I): 188-193 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).22

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    HARVARD : AKHTAR, M., RIAZ, M. N. & SHAHEEN, H. 2021. Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression. Global Sociological Review, VI, 188-193.

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    MLA : Akhtar, Masud, Muhammad Naveed Riaz, and Humaira Shaheen. "Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression." Global Sociological Review, VI.I (2021): 188-193 Print.

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    OXFORD : Akhtar, Masud, Riaz, Muhammad Naveed, and Shaheen, Humaira (2021), "Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression", Global Sociological Review, VI (I), 188-193

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    TURABIAN : Akhtar, Masud, Muhammad Naveed Riaz, and Humaira Shaheen. "Sense of Coherence, Quality of Life and Mental Health among Adults Identified with Different Levels of Depression." Global Sociological Review VI, no. I (2021): 188-193. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).22