Evaluation on the Mental Health Status of Female Industrial Workers and Female College Students by Anxiety and Depression Scale

The author measured the mental health status of 204 female industrial workers from March 1st, 1988 to June 30th, 1988 using Zung's S.A.S(self-rating anxiety scale) and S.D.S(self-rating depression scale) and compared the results with those of 208 female college students.

The results were as follows :

1) The results showed that there was significant difference in the means of total anxiety and depression scores between the two groups(p<0.01).

2) The anxiety scores in items of insomnia(p<0.001), restlessness(p<0.001), dyspnea, apprehension, face flushing and the depression scores in items of decreased libido, hopelessness, personal devaluation, dissatisfaction(p<0.001), emptiness were relatively high in female industrial workers.

3) As to the subjects who got above 50 scores in the distribution of anxiety and depression scores, the number of female industrial workers was more than that of female college students.

4) As to the female industrial workers, the younger ones, the higher scores in anxiety. The ones without parents, lodgers, or buddhists were higher in anxiety and depression scores. The older ones, catholics, or the ones with 7 to 9 years in the duration of employment were higher in depression scores. As to the female college students, the older ones, the ones without both parents, buddhists, the ones lodging in the relatives, or the students majoring on music, fine arts, physical education were higher in anxiety and depression scores.