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T1 Psychological distress in health sciences college students and its relationship with academic engagement
A1 Liébana Presa, Cristina
A1 Fernández Martínez, María Elena
A1 Ruiz Gándara, África
A1 Muñoz Villanueva, María del Carmen
A1 Vázquez Casares, Ana María
A1 Rodríguez Borrego, María Aurora
A2 Enfermeria
K1 Enfermería
K1 Fisioterapia
K1 Engagement
K1 Estrés (Psicología)
K1 Estudiantes universitarios
AB Objective: To determine the prevalence ofpsychological distress and its relationshipwith academic engagement (absorption,dedication and vigor), sex and degreeamong students from four public universities.Method: A non-experimental, comparativecorrelational, quantitative investigationwithout intervention. Study population:1840 nursing and physical therapystudents. The data collection tool used wasa questionnaire. Results: A 32.2% prevalenceof psychological distress was foundin the subjects; a correlation between vigorand psychological distress was foundfor all of the subjects and also for women.High absorption and dedication scores andlow psychological distress scores predictedhigher vigor scores. Conclusion: The riskof psychological distress is high, especiallyfor women. Women seem to have a higherlevel of psychological distress than men. Vigor,energy and mental resilience positivelyinfluence psychological distress and can bea vehicle for better results during the learningand studying process.
PB Universidade de São Paulo
YR 2018
FD 2018-03-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/7537
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/7537
NO Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, 2014, vol. 48, n.4
NO P. 715-722
DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León
RD 01-may-2024