{"id":4966,"date":"2025-06-19T22:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/students-risk-of-depression-student-affairs-practitioners-perspectives-at-a-south-african-university-of-technology\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:20:44","slug":"students-risk-of-depression-student-affairs-practitioners-perspectives-at-a-south-african-university-of-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/students-risk-of-depression-student-affairs-practitioners-perspectives-at-a-south-african-university-of-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Students\u2019 Risk of Depression: Student Affairs Practitioners\u2019 Perspectives at a South African University of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Students\u2019 Risk of Depression: Student Affairs Practitioners\u2019 Perspectives at a South African University of Technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1410' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1410\/1050' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>In this paper, we use data generated through one-on-one interviews with 12 purposively sampled student affairs practitioners at a university of technology in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to explore their perspectives on the vulnerability of the institution\u2019s students to depression. This study\u2019s findings indicate that depression is a serious mental health disorder among students, as they experience challenges that affect them daily. The participants reported numerous personal, environmental and social factors that contribute to students\u2019 depression. Analysis of the findings reveals that depression impedes students\u2019 academic progress and social well-being, as the students struggle to cope with the challenges they face in their academic lives. There is a need for multiple stakeholders to collaborate in addressing this mental health issue. Students must be equipped with skills and resources that will help them to cope with challenges that affect their mental health. Risk factors for depression must be identified to enable the establishment of prevention measures for improving students\u2019 mental health. The university of technology should develop policies that intentionally focus on mental health issues and how cases related to them are handled within the institution, so that students get the best support that they need.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Andile Samkele Masuku (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)<\/li>\n<li>Nokuthula Sibiya (Durban University of Technology, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>depression, mental health, students, university of technology<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Students\u2019 Risk of Depression: Student Affairs Practitioners\u2019 Perspectives at a South African University of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,968,1275,1334,1335],"class_list":["post-4966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-depression","tag-mental-health","tag-students","tag-university-of-technology","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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