Academic stress and depression in undergraduate students at the Centro Universitario del Norte during the 2021-B cycle

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to detect the presence and relationship between academic stress and depression in undergraduate university students during the 2021-B school year of the Centro Universitario del Norte (CUNorte) in Colotlán, Jalisco, Mexico. The participants were 454 students from all the center's bachelor's and engineering degrees, of which 335 are women (73.8%) and 119 are men (26.2%). The group has an average age of 21.8 years, with a minimum of 17 and a maximum of 62, of which 70 live alone (15.4%), 184 with their parents (40.5%), 167 share a flat with colleagues (36.8%). and 33 live with their partner (7.3%). To collect data, a sociodemographic questionnaire and two scales were applied: the University Academic Stress (CEAU), designed by García & Pérez (2012) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), created by Beck; Brown & Vazquez. (s.f.). Its scope was descriptive in nature with the purpose of knowing data that may be relevant and for the implementation of strategies for the promotion, prevention and intervention of academic stress and depression at the university level. The data analysis was done using the SPSS V21 program and, in general, it was observed that academic overload, lack of time to complete activities, pressure to obtain high grades, obtain a scholarship and complete a university degree, maintain relationship with symptoms of depression in students of the 2021B cycle, such as loss of energy, lack of concentration, tiredness or fatigue, and changes in sleeping habits.