How did we do during online classes in the 2021-2022 period?

Mental health in Mexican university students

Authors

  • Paulina Lázaro-Aguilar Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6715-8303
  • Nadia Mavel Pérez Vielma Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México
  • Víctor R. Aguilera-Sosa Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, CICS-UST, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0636-5567

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v1i77.18429

Keywords:

COVID-19 – Mexico – Social aspects, Anxiety, Stress (psychology), Mexico – Economic situation, Mental disorders – University students – Statistics, Depression in adolescence, Online education, Distance education

Abstract

Mental disorders increased during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Gender and the socioeconomic level of the participants proved to be determining factors.

Objective of the study: to analyze differences in anxiety, depression, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem by socioeconomic level and gender.Sample: n=368 Mexican university students, during 2021-2022. Methods: this was a non-experimental, cross-sectional, randomized, and explanatory study. Beck’s Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS-24), and Coopersmith’s Self-Esteem Inventory were administered via Google forms.

Results: 54 % of the participants were female; depression and anxiety scores were at a high cut-off point, p<0.05 by gender and socioeconomic level; in self-esteem, depression, anxiety, there was a higher risk in females who also came from a low socioeconomic level. Conclusion: the highest risk groups were those of low socioeconomic level females

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Author Biographies

Paulina Lázaro-Aguilar , Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México

Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud

Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional.

Nadia Mavel Pérez Vielma, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México

Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Santo Tomás, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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Published

2024-07-01

How to Cite

Lázaro-Aguilar , P., Pérez Vielma, N. M., & Aguilera-Sosa, V. R. (2024). How did we do during online classes in the 2021-2022 period? Mental health in Mexican university students. Entorno, 1(78), 18–29. https://doi.org/10.5377/entorno.v1i77.18429

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Vol. 1 No. 78 (2024)

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