The association between stressful life events and depressive symptoms among Cypriot university students: a cross-sectional descriptive correlational study

Table 3 Depressive symptoms scores on the CES-D scale (N = 1500)

	CES-D scores between 0-15†	CES-D scores between 16-21‡	CED-D scores ≤ 22 §	Total
Frequency (N)	838	282	380	1500
Prevalence of depressive Symptoms (%)	55.9	18.8	25.3	100 %
95 % Confidence Interval (%)	53.3-58.4	16.9-20.9	23.1-27.6

†CES-D scores = 0–15, not indicative of depressive symptoms, ‡ CES-D scores = 16–21, mild to moderate degree of depressive symptoms), §CES-D scored = 22 or higher, severe degree of depressive symptoms.

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