Abstract
Methodology: The sample of the study consisted
of 165 secondary school heads selected through
simple random sampling technique. Urdu version
of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS42) was used to measure the study variables by
visiting schools located in Gujrat, Kharian, and
Sara-e-Alamgir.
Objective: To measure the prevalence of
depression, anxiety and stress among secondary
school heads working in District Gujrat, Pakistan.
Conclusion: The prevalence of anxiety and
depression among school heads was greater in
percentage than the estimates given by World
Health Organization. Workshops on awareness
about mental health related issues should be
organized to improve coping and management
skills in school heads. (Rawal Med J 202;45:557-
560).
Results: The Alpha reliability coefficients of
depression, anxiety and stress are 0.89, 0.88, and
0.81 (with 0.94 on total scales) respectively on the
present sample of the study. Results showed
62.4% of the school heads exhibited moderate to
extremely severe level of anxiety followed by
42.5% of stress and 27.3% of depression in
moderate to extremely severe range. ANOVAalso
showed that there were significant differences for
anxiety and stress but non-significant difference
for depression with respect to work experience.
