Niveles de depresión en estudiantes universitarios de una universidad privada en Quito 2024

Abstract

The research topic was about depression in university students, for which the type of research has a quantitative approach and is of a transversal type, which was carried out to collect data, it also has a descriptive approach, observing and detailing characteristics and behaviors in university students. For this research, a population of 40 university students was used, using the Hamilton Depression Scale that evaluates the severity of depressive symptoms, this scale includes 17 items organized into six main factors, with scores from 0 to 4. The possible results of the research were that there were more female participants than men, but globally, there are 33% with absence of depression and 10% with very severe depression. Depression significantly affects college students, especially those in transition stages and with academic, social and family pressures.