Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to study the gender difference and vulnerability to depression among adolescents residing in Karachi by administration of Beck's depression inventory (BDI). The hypothesis for this research was the depressive symptoms would be severe among adolescence girls than in boys, with depressed being more prone to suicidal ideation. A total number of 100 adolescence, aged 15-18 years, belonging to 10th grade and O levels from four private schools of Karachi were selected for the study. Upon analysis the results proved the hypothesis at the significance level of P<0.05 with "t" value= 5.54. 60% of depressed girls, whereas 40% of depressed boys were prone to suicidal ideation. The pressure of school, home and social life affects the personal capacity of well being.