Browsing by Author "Ara V. Kavlakian"

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    The Relationships between Social Interest, Life Satisfaction and Depression in the Lebanese Population
    (2013) Ara V. Kavlakian
    The relationship between depression, life satisfaction and social interest was assessed among the Lebanese population. A total of 262 individuals (convenient sample) were administered the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), and The Social Interest Scale (SIS). Depression was significantly negatively correlated with Life Satisfaction in the total population, while Social interest and Life Satisfaction were significantly positively correlated with each other. Moreover, both variables, Social Interest and Life Satisfaction, were negatively correlated with depression, but only in the female population, hence, nonconforming to all prior research. Implications of the findings, as well as suggestions for future research were provided.