International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN: 2319-7064 Impact Factor (2018): 7.426 Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019 www.ijsr.net Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY Relationship between Personality Factor and Depression among Youth Amardip Mohan Ambhore 1 , Dr. Parmeshwsar Abhiman Puri 2 1 Research Student, Department of Psychology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Marathwada University, Aurangabad, India 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Government Vidarbha Institute of Science & Humanities, Amravati, India Abstract: Aim of the present study was to find out the Correlation between Personality Factor and Depression among youth for this proposes 100 youth were selected by purposively. NEO-PI Personality questionnaire and Back Depression scale was used for data collection and apply descriptive statistic method person correlation method for data analyses. finding suggest that there is positive correlation between neuroticism and depression among male and female also result suggest that female some personality factors positively correlates with depression .result also indicate negative correlation between personality factors and depression among male and female. Present study also focus on gender difference on personality factor and depression, study found that female gat high score compeer then male on five factor of personality. There is no significant difference found between male and female on depression Keywords: personality factors and depression 1. Introduction Big Five has been the most widely researched structural model of personality was developed by McCrae and Costa for explain that in personality research the broad traits such as, Extroversion, Neuroticism, Openness, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness represent the most general dimensions of individual differences in personality. Neuroticism (N) refers to the degree to which a person responds to stress; Extroversion (E) refers to the degree to which a person can tolerate sensory stimulation from people and situations; Openness (O) refers to the degree to which we are open to new experiences; Agreeableness (A) refers to the degree which we relate to others with tolerance and acceptance; and finally, Conscientiousness (C) refers to the degree to which one works towards goals in an industrious, disciplined, and dependable fashion Depression is a highly prevalent and often long-term mental disorder reducing quality of life and causing increased health care costs, loss of productive working days, and disability. Although the etiology of depression is multifactorial, personality is among the important characteristics that have been hypothesized to predict depression. In addition, personality dysfunction has been associated with poor outcome of depression, increased risk of suicide, and extensive use of treatment. Different personality traits have been associated with depressive disorders, for example, major depressive disorder (MDD) Recent formulations concerning the gender difference in the prevalence of depression have focused on the potential role of personality factors, or traits, in contributing to the development of this disorder. Specifically, higher levels of neuroticism have been found to be associated both with increased risk of depression (Ormel et al., 2001) and with increased odds of psychiatric co morbidity among individuals with anxiety and depressive disorders (Martin and Jardine, 1986; Tellegen et al., 1988), several investigators have examined whether the genetic link between neuroticism and major depression may differ by gender (Katz and Mc- Guffin, 1987; Fanous et al., 2002). In general, findings do not support a sex difference in this link. In contrast, higher levels of conscientiousness and extraversion have been found to be associated with reduced risk of depression and other mental disorders (Tellegen et al., 1988). 2. Importance of this Study The goal of the current study is to examine the relation between gender and personality factors among PG students. For this purpose we examine the role of neuroticism in the association between gender and major depression. Based on previous investigations documenting significantly higher rates of depression among females than males. We also predicted that gender differences in neuroticism would account for a significant proportion of the gender difference in major depression. Different relationships between temperament and character traits and mental health are suggested to exist in PG students. Therefore, more research is needed to improve our understanding of the relationship between youth depression and personality. 3. Methods Statement of the problem To study the relationship between Personality Factor and Depression among youth Objectives  To measure the personality factors among youth.  To measure depression level among youth.  To find out the gender difference between male and female on personality factors and depression.  To find out the Correlation between Personality Factor and Depression among youth Hypothesis  There will be significant difference between genders on personality factors. Paper ID: ART20195945 10.21275/ART20195945 626