Relationship between Shyness and Depression among the Students of Management and Medical Information Sciences faculty of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract Background: Shyness has been defined as discomfort, inhibition, and awkwardness in social situations, particularly with unfamiliar people. Depression is a dysphormic mood state accompanied by a loss of enthusiasm, a general slowing in mental and physical activity, and a set of negative cognitive distortions. The aim of current study is to determine the relationship between shyness and depression among students of Medical Mangement and Informatics school in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: Study population of this descriptive study was consisting of all the students of Medical Management and Informatics school in Tabriz and was done by Samoei 44 item shyness questionaire and 21 item Beck depression inventory. Data was analyzed using SPSS v19 and descriptives and analytical tests including T-Test, Oneway ANOVA, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wallis. Findings: 189 questionaires were collected from students of which 73.5% were female, 70.4% were non-native, and 82% were single. Age average was calculated 23.2. Shyness and depression means were 38 (±9.4) and 16.2 (±17.1) respectively. There was no relationship between demographic variables and shyness and depression points (p-value>0.05), but there was a significant relationship between students’ shyness and depression (p-value<0.05). Conclusion: There was relationship between shyness and depression among students of Medical Management and Informatics School in Tabriz. Shyness and depression among men, single, interance of 2014, and non-native and healthcare management students was more than other students of each group. It’s suggested to set some training plans, educational and psychological consultions and extracuuricular activities for students to reduce students’ shyness and depression