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This study was conducted to suggest the recognition of importance and the necessity of management by identifying the self elasticity elements which affect the depression of dental hygiene department students. Study subjects were targeting 600 female students who were enrolled in dental hygiene department in six three-year course universities and the survey was conducted from September 2012 to December 2012. 553 collected survey data were analyzed with SPSS 19.0 version program. 1. Significant differences in self elasticity according to general characteristics were identified in age, experience to study one more year, subjective family economy level, satisfaction about the department of major, satisfaction about the university. 2. Significant differences in depression according to the general characteristics were identified in subjective family economy level, satisfaction about the university and satisfaction about the department of major and significant differences in the subcategories of depression were identified in loneliness, helplessness and worthlessness. 3. Confidence, effectiveness in personal relations, optimistic attitudes which are the composing elements of self elasticity were identified to positively affect the depression and as the self elasticity was higher, the depression was lower. 4. As the self elasticity positively affects the depression, it is considered that the school should have the curriculum to raise the liberal arts knowledge and the development of personal counseling program and education which is required to prevent and mediate the depression.