PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS IN INDONESIAN FEMALE STUDENTS: LITERATURE REVIEW
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The cause of depression, anxiety, and stress in female students is due to the burden of the lecture and academic environment to get the best grades. The purpose of this article is to add the scientific treasure trove regarding the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in Indonesian female students. This type of research is a literature study obtained from scientific articles that are searched using the keywords Anxiety, Depression, Indonesia, Students, Students, Stress, and Prevalence through Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct and Research Gate. The criteria for the article used have been published for 10 years, namely 2015-2025, the title and content of the journal are in accordance with the title of the research. The results of the analysis from 23 articles showed that most of the respondents were female students with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress than men.
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Nurmina, N., Fahrianti, F., Haryani, M., & Wahyuni, H. (2021). Depression, anxiety and stress among first-year students and undergraduate students during the Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education (IJRCoE), 5(2), 206–214. https://doi.org/10.24036/00453za0002
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Mola, S. A. S., Melly, M. D., & Pandie, E. S. Y. (2024). Implementation of the psychological scale Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21) in the expert system for diagnosing mental health disorder. Compiler, 13(1), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.28989/compiler.v13i1.1938
Darmawati, R., Maisharah, S., & Mujahid, M. U. F. (2023). Mental health issues in higher education: Increasing awareness, access to therapy, and campus support. West Science Interdisciplinary Studies, 1(9), 795–802. https://wsj.westscience-press.com/index.php/wsis/article/view/113
Ramadianto, A. S., Kusumadewi, I., Agiananda, F., & Raharjanti, N. W. (2022). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in Indonesian medical students: Association with coping strategy and resilience. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 92. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-03745-1
Geshica, L., Djajadisastra, F. W., & Sugiarti. (2023). The Indonesian version of the Depressive Symptom Index-Suicidality Subscale: Adaptation and psychometric evaluation. Jurnal Psikologi, 50(2), 125–140. https://doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.83712
Wardani, Y. L. E., Sa’adah, I. H., & Sari, J. D. E. (2024). The relationship between organizational activity and the level of depression among students in Indonesia: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Community Mental Health and Public Policy, 7(1), 80–86. https://doi.org/10.51602/cmhp.v7i1.183
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