Examining the relationship between university students' self-esteem and stress coping styles and depression

The aim of the research is to examine the relationship am scores.The sample of the research consists of 400 university students in Istanbul. The research includes 400 participants, 71.0% of whom are women and 29.0% of whom are men. Beck Depression Inventory, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Stress Coping Styles Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. A positive and significant relationship was found between the participants' depression scores and self-esteem scores. When the findings regarding the relationship between depression and stress coping dimensions are examined, positive coping dimensions (self-confident approach, optimistic approach and seeking social support) are negatively and significantly associated with depression. On the other hand, negative coping dimensions (helpless approach, submissive approach) were found to have a positive and significant relationship with depression. When the relationship between self-esteem and coping with stress dimensions is examined, it is seen that there is a significant relationship between low self-esteem and coping with negative stress (helpless approach and submissive approach); It has been determined that there is a significant relationship between high self-esteem and positive coping (self-confident approach, optimistic approach and seeking social support).