Prevalence of Dysexecutive Symptoms in High School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

This is an observational cross-sectional study designed to ascertain the prevalence and severity of dysexecutive symptoms in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The validated Spanish version of the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) was used. A total of 2396 participants aged 14–22 year...

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Autores principales: Cervantes-Cardona, Guillermo Alonso, Nápoles-Echauri, Adriana, Alonso-Estrella, Nicolas, Hernández-Mora, Francisco Javier, Cervantes-Pérez, Enrique, Cervantes-Guevara, Gabino, García-Reyna, Benjamín, Barbosa-Camacho, Francisco José, López-Bernal, Noelia Esthela, Chejfec-Ciociano, Jonathan Matías, Fuentes-Orozco, Clotilde, Cueto-Valadez, Tania Abigail, Cueto-Valadez, Andrea Estefanía, Brancaccio-Pérez, Irma Valeria, Guzmán-Ruvalcaba, Mario Jesús, Vega-Gastelum, Jesús Oswaldo, 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/PMC9740397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36497715
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315641
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Sumario:This is an observational cross-sectional study designed to ascertain the prevalence and severity of dysexecutive symptoms in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The validated Spanish version of the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) was used. A total of 2396 participants aged 14–22 years were included. Our sample yielded a mean DEX scale score of 28.14 ± 17.42. By the DEX classification, 889 (37.1%) students achieved optimal scores, 384 (16%) reported mild dysexecutive symptoms, 316 (13.2%) reported moderate dysexecutive symptoms, and 807 (33.7%) reported strong dysexecutive symptoms. We found a significant difference between those with and those without employed mothers, with the former scoring higher (p = 0.004), the same as those with both parents employed (p = 0.004). Adolescents face emotional susceptibility and changes in their family, social, and educational environment related to isolation, resulting in altered emotional responses and social interaction.

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