Anxiety and depression in educational settingsprevalence, assessment, and impact on psychological adjustment

  1. M.Ángeles Casares
  2. Adriana Díez-Gómez
  3. Alicia Pérez-Albéniz
  4. Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
Revista:
Revista de psicodidáctica

ISSN: 1136-1034

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 29

Número: 1

Páginas: 1-8

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.PSICOE.2023.12.003 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

Los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión constituyen uno de los principales retos para los sistemas educativos y sociosanitarios entre los jóvenes. El objetivo principal de este estudio ha sido analizar los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión en contextos educativos. Para ello se han examinado las tasas de prevalencia, se ha validado un test de cribado breve para evaluar la ansiedad y la depresión y se ha estudiado su relación con el ajuste psicológico. Han participado un total de 2235 adolescentes españoles (M = 14.49 años, DT = 1.76; 52.9% mujeres). La versión breve desarrollada para valorar los problemas emocionales se ha ajustado a un modelo de dos factores (ansiedad y depresión) relacionados. La fiabilidad de las puntuaciones ha sido = .82 y = .87. Los síntomas de ansiedad y depresión se han asociado positivamente con el afecto negativo y los problemas emocionales y de conducta, y negativamente con el afecto positivo y la calidad de vida. Las dificultades de regulación emocional parecen ser prevalentes en contextos educativos e impactan en diferentes indicadores de ajuste psicológico de los adolescentes. Los síntomas de ansiedad y la depresión se pueden evaluar con test de cribado breves. Se hace necesario implementar programas de prevención de problemas emocionales en contextos educativos.

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