Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

The relationship between blood types and anxiety, stress, and depression in university students

Document Type : Brief Report

Authors
Hadis Romiani 1
Morteza Mikhak-Beyranvand 2
Ali Farhady 3
1 Resident of pediatrics , Department of Social Medicine, Medical School, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
2 Assistant professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran
3 Associated professor, Department of Social Medicine, Medical School, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2022.19450
Abstract
Introduction:  Due to the lifestyle changes in societies, modern humans have been suffering from a wide range of mental pressures. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between blood types and anxiety, stress, and depression in students. 
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 315 students of Lorestan University of Medical Sciences . Stress, anxiety and depression were studied using the DASS-21 questionnaire. Finally, the analysis of data obtained from the questionnaires was performed in SPSS.
Results: The highest and lowest frequencies are observed among the O and A blood types, respectively. The mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression among the students at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences fall within the normal range. There is not a significant relationship between the mean scores of stress, anxiety and depression in different schools (P> 0.05). The stress, anxiety and depression variables of students do not show a significant difference with regard to different blood types (P> 0.05). The mean score of depression and stress is higher in men than women, but women have a slightly higher anxiety score despite the insignificant difference between them (P> 0.05).
Conclusion: The above results are indicated a non-significant relationship between blood types and stress, anxiety and depression.
Keywords
Anxiety
Blood type
Depression
Stress
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 24, Issue 1
January and February 2022
Pages 55-59