Cultural Aspects of Depression: Native, Non-Native College Students* and Degree of Depression

College is a time to become more adult and independent, and parents should respect this and give kids the space they need to grow. Changes in their environment being away from the family, and new peers and influences stress these students, and when they fail to adapt, they inevitably fall into the abyss of depression. The increased competitiveness in the universities and greater academic demands of parents add to these factors which push students to be depressed. This study aimed to assess the degree of depression on native and non-native college students .50 students (27 native & 23 non- native) from Salmas Payame Noor University have been studied. Beck Depression Inventory Questionnaire has been collecting and analyzing. Data analysis has been done with Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. T test was used to analyze the collected data. The result of this study showed that there is a significant different between native and non – native degree of depression. In other words, non-native students' more than native college students' are depressed.