Comparison of Depression and Anxiety of Iranians Living in Germany and Iran

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare anxiety and depression in Iranians living in Germany and Iranians in Iran in ۲۰۲۳. Materials and methods: In this research, ۳۸۴ Iranians living in Germany (۲۰۲ men and ۱۸۲ women) and ۳۸۴ Iranians present in Iran (۱۵۳ men and ۲۳۱ women) were randomly selected using the Cochran sampling method. Research tools included ۲۱-question Beck Depression Questionnaire and ۴۰-question Kettle Anxiety Questionnaire, and data analysis and statistics were done with the help of SPSS software. Findings: The results showed that the prevalence of depression in Iranians living in Germany is ۵.۴% and Iranians in Iran is ۴.۹%. The prevalence of anxiety among Iranians living in Germany is ۴.۲ percent, and anxiety among Iranians in Iran is ۶.۳ percent. In this study, a significant relationship between depression and anxiety was seen. The statistically significant difference is less than ۰.۰۵, which shows that the chance of this relationship is very low and the desired relationship is significant. Conclusion: The level of depression in Iranians living in Germany and anxiety in Iranians present in Iran is higher, and the average score of anxiety in women is higher than in men.

کلیدواژه ها:

Depression ، Anxiety ، Iran ، Germany