Measuring anxiety and depression in Ghanaian and U.S. college students.

Bettmann, J. E.,Prince, K. C., Hardy, C., & Dwumah, P. (in press). Measuring anxiety and depression in Ghanaian and U.S. college students. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development. Accepted October 2018.

• This study examined differences between Ghanaian and U.S. college students on the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Data were collected from 465 Ghanaian and 425 U.S. college students. In comparison to their U.S. counterparts, Ghanaians reported lower levels of general distress related to anxiety and depression, higher levels of anxiety-specific distress, and no differences in depression-specific distress. When using the HSCL-25 to screen for symptoms of anxiety and depression, a multidimensional approach may be most appropriate.

 

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