Depression and anxiety in students who enter the university and associated stress factors
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https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v13i4.1371Keywords:
depression, anxiety, stress, college students, early detectionAbstract
Taking into consideration the high population of university students, is recognized the relevance of research about mental health done over this population. This research aimed to identify the depression and anxiety prevalence in students who begin the university, and establishing the relationship with stress. Methodology: 878 students asked (49.5% men and 50.5% women), average age 18.96 (DT4.2) from the three Colombian cities. Study done between 2017 and 2019 to students enrolled in the carriers of psychology, education, engineers, business science, architecture, integrated arts, and law. The instruments used were CES-D, SCL-90 and measurement of stressful events. Outcomes: The prevalence of symptoms of depression, anguish, and agoraphobia were 26.8%, 23%, and 7.3% respectively. Stress was established as a risk factor for depression (χ2 = 22. 9; p = 0. 00; OR = 2.356, 95% confidence interval, 1.651 - 3.564), anguish (χ2 = 55.246; p = 0. 00; OR = 5.813, 95% confidence interval, 2.644 - 5.498), and agoraphobia (χ2 = 55.246; p = 0.00; association value OR = 5.813, 95% confidence interval, 2.644 - 5.498; men: χ2 = 24.176; p = 0. 00). Conclusions: The loads of stress, both vital and interpersonal, have a significant weight in the appearance of symptoms of depression and anxiety in university students.
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