Niveles de Estrés en estudiantes universitarios ecuatorianos y su relación con la depresión

Abstract

Abstract: The objective of the study is to determine the relationship between stress levels and depression in Ecuadorian university students. The research is non-experimental, cross-sectional, exploratory, quantitative, descriptive and correlational. The population was located in average levels of stress. Men have a mean of 15.96 and a standard deviation of 6.04. In women, the mean was 18.49 and a standard deviation of 6.14. In levels of depression, the majority was located in minimal depression with 46.09%, followed by medium depression (31.20%). Likewise, men (50.39%) and women (42.54%) were located at a minimum level of depression. In addition, it is evident that there is a negative relationship between age and perceived stress with a significant correlation of -.110, as well as a statistically significant positive correlation between hours of leisure and levels of perceived stress, while there is a negative correlation between hours of activities weekly physicals and stress levels. Finally, a statistically significant moderate positive correlation of 0.630 was determined between levels of perceived stress and depression.