Abstract

Objective:
This study aimed to explore the anxiety and depression as relative predictors of the quality of life (QoL) among Saudi Al-Faisal University students.
Methods:
A quantitative, cross-sectional survey approach was applied to sample a representative cohort of students from Al-Faisal University. Anxiety was measured using the Arabic version of the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS). Depression was measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). And for the quality of life, the researcher designed a specific QoL scale for university students, focusing on physical health, psychological well-being, social relationships, and academic satisfaction.
Results:
Simple linear regression analysis showed that anxiety was a statistically significant predictor of QoL among students at Al-Faisal University, with a negative relationship between the two variables. The results indicated that depression was also a statistically significant predictor of QoL among students, with a negative relationship between the two variables. Furthermore, the results showed no statistically significant effect of gender or academic level as moderating variables in the relationship between anxiety or depression and QoL.
Conclusion:
Both variables of anxiety and depression were statistically significant predictors, with a negative relationship between them, among students. In addition, gender and academic level do not serve as moderators in determining the direction or strength of the relationship between anxiety/ depression and QoL.

Key words: Anxiety, depression, quality of life, students, Al-Faisal University