Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate the differences in the levels of depression, anxiety and social support among boarders and day scholars. It was hypothesized that: (1) Boarders will be more depressed and anxious as compared to the day scholars. (2) Individuals scoring high on AKUADS will perceive less social support than the individuals scoring in the normal range. The sample consisted of 80 students (40 boarders and 40 day scholars) aged between 18 to 25 years enrolled in Honors and Masters Programs in various departments of Arts. The sample was selected from University of Karachi by using convenient sampling technique. Aga Khan University Anxiety Depression Scale (AKUADS) and Multidimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support (MSPPS) were administered to both the groups. 't' test was applied to find out the statistical significance of the results using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS 12 version). According to the results of the study boarders were found to be more depressed and anxious as compared to day scholars (t = 2.258 p<.027), and level of social support was found to be low in boarders as compared to day scholars (t=-11.666, p< .000).