Breaking the Silence - Uncovering the Root Causes of Depression among Undergrad Students in Bangladesh

Abstract

Depression is a widespread and devastating mental health illness marked by persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness, as well as a loss of interest or pleasure in previously valued activities. Millions of people worldwide are affected, affecting their emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. After doing a background study we found that for undergrad students’ social isolation, increased stress, fear of missing out, emotional burnout, family mistrust, school inefficiency, and graduation on time were the main causes of depression. Using the information from the background study we generated a model to uncover the causes of depression. In this paper, we tried to figure out what is the root causes that leadstudents to Depression. We collected data through an online survey system using Microsoft Forms.  Later, the PLS-SEM algorithm was applied to the data collected data using SmartPLS software. Based on the hypothesis we constructed from previous literature, we have created a model. After testing statistical significance, we have finally come up with the final model.