ugh the validity of a small study like this one is questionable , the results seem to suggest that stress could play a big role in bringing out symptoms of depression in people that have, or have not been diagnosed with depression. DISCUSSION The purpose of my study was to see if everyone in one way or another experiences depression, and if stress has an effect of bringing out depression in people. Depression is a deep sadness, or a withdrawal from activity. There is different levels of depression.Someone could have a minor case of depression or someone could have a major case. The study in which I did, does not look at the levels of depression, but rather looks at the common symptoms associated with depression. My findings did not show that everyone experiences some form of depression, because of the 48 people who returned the questionnaire, all of them said they had no symptoms of depression. The study showed a slight correlation between age and depression, but due to the small amount of participants in the study this could have been just coincidence. Those that reported high stress, reported more symptoms of depression than those that reported no stress. To find out whether of not everyone experiences depression, we would have to do a much bigger and more concentrated study. A lot more research on this topic is needed to be sure that all of the results are accurate....
