Prevalencia del estrés, depresión y ansiedad y su relación con la autoeficacia académica en estudiantes universitarios de primer ciclo de la ciudad de Loja

Abstract

Abstract: Mental health is crucial especially in transition stages, where you face academic, social and personal challenges that can affect mental health and performance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of stress, anxiety and depression and its relationship with the academic self-efficacy of university students of first cycle in the city of Loja. The approach was quantitative with a descriptive scope correlational and transversal in a sample of 153 first cycle university students, The Self-Efficacy in Academic Life Scale (EAVA) and the Depression Scale were used. Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21). 40.5% have an extremely severe level of anxiety and academic self-efficacy has a greater predominance in high risk, a negative correlation of -0.339 in depression, in anxiety its correlation is -0.297 and with the stress is -0.257. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that the dimensions of the DASS scale (depression, anxiety and stress) are related to self-efficacy academically in a not so significant way, which is below 35%.