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A Cross-Cultural Study of Self-Report Depressive Symptoms among College Students

University of Illinois at Chicago

Stephen S. Fugita

Santa Clara University

Hyunjung Bae

University of Illinois at Chicago

Corazon B. Lamug

University of the Philippines at Los Banos

Chien Un

University of Illinois at Chicago

A study of self-report depressive symptoms as measured by the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was conducted in three Asian countries-Korea, the Philippines, and Taiwan - and in the United States. Mean scores for the 966 college students varied significantly across countries, with Korean students reporting high levels of depressive symptoms. Further, there are marked differences between countries in symptomatic manifestations, even after controlling for between-country differences in response set and overall level of symptoms. Future research addressed to cross-cultural differences in level and manifestations of depression should incorporate (a) research designs that control for identifiable measurement artifacts and (b) triangulation of measurement strategies.

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Vol. 23, No. 2, 163-178 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/0022022192232003


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