Prevalence of Factors Related to Depressive Symptoms Among Married Individuals

Background There are multiple studies that indicate that the psychological well-being of a couple and their life satisfaction depend on the family and society. Various factors such as family, family values, marriage style, married life, and education have a great impact on people's lives both directly and indirectly. It is important to understand the effects of these factors on married individuals' lives that lead to depression so that appropriate measures can be taken for its prevention. Objectives This research aims to find the relationship of depressive symptoms among married individuals with various factors such as their marriage style, education, and having children. Materials and methods The study included 433 married individuals from Istanbul who met the criteria for depression. The early identification and prediction of depression in married individuals have been demonstrated to benefit significantly from machine learning techniques. In this study, we used decision tree (DT) and random forest (RF) predictive modeling techniques to create a model to predict the occurrence of depression among married individuals. Results The accuracy of the DT approach was found to be 80%, and the RF approach was 60%. Our results showed that as compared to conventional statistical methods, machine learning models performed better for classifying couples. Conclusion Future support systems that employ a range of data sources to identify individuals who are extremely susceptible to developing depression among married people may be developed using these effective models.