Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Junior High School Students in Guadalajara, Mexico: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Confinement and a lack of social interaction are associated with depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, and suicidal thoughts. We report the results of a cross-sectional survey of 1414 junior high school students. The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in Guadalajar...

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Autores principales: Maciel-Saldierna, Manuel, Elizondo-Hernández, Emmanuel, Cervantes-Guevara, Gabino, Cervantes-Pérez, Enrique, Cervantes-Cardona, Guillermo Alonso, Guzmán-Ramírez, Bertha Georgina, Brancaccio-Pérez, Irma Valeria, Chejfec-Ciociano, Jonathan Matías, Guzmán-Ruvalcaba, Mario Jesús, Cifuentes-Andrade, Luis Rodrigo, Cueto-Valadez, Andrea Estefanía, Cueto-Valadez, Tania Abigail, Ibarra-Camargo, Silvia Alejandra, Mellado-Tellez, Mel Paul, Barbosa-Camacho, Francisco José, Fuentes-Orozco, Clotilde, González-Ojeda, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497537
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315463
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Sumario:Confinement and a lack of social interaction are associated with depressive symptoms, low self-esteem, and suicidal thoughts. We report the results of a cross-sectional survey of 1414 junior high school students. The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress in Guadalajara, Mexico, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mean scores on the validated Spanish version of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) were found to be 6.15 ± 5.6 for depression, 5.8 ± 5.2 for anxiety, and 8.08 ± 5.3 for stress. Female students scored higher in all three conditions (p < 0.001). Students who had relatives infected with COVID-19 showed significantly more anxiety than those who did not (p < 0.004). Although certain demographic groups are at higher risk of manifesting depression, anxiety, and stress, the student population has also been affected by the global impact of the pandemic.

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