Factores que influyen en el desarrollo de cuadros de ansiedad y depresión durante la pandemia por COVID-19 en estudiantes de primer semestre y último semestre de las carreras de psicología de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, en el periodo abril a julio del 2021.

Abstract

The purpose of this degree work is to investigate those factors that would be related to anxiety and depression during the pandemic in first and last semester university students. The sample of this study is composed of 129 students of the psychology careers of the Salesian Polytechnic University of Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca, to which were applied: the Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventory and a self-applied questionnaire regarding economic, academic, family and personal factors. The results revealed that more than half of the participants presented a predominance of moderate and severe anxiety levels, especially among students in their last semesters, where family, economic and academic factors are the most influential in their development. On the other hand, it can be mentioned that the personal factor is more present in the development of depressive symptoms. Therefore, it can be considered that these results are useful to make a specific analysis about mental health in the university environment.