Satisfacción académica e indicadores de salud mental en estudiantes universitarios.

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Abstract:The present work was developed with the objective of analyzing the relationship between academic satisfaction and mental health indicators in university students from the main universities of Loja-Ecuador during the academic period October 2019-February 2020. The study method was non-experimental, cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational. The sample consisted of 300 university students, with an average age of 20.16.The instruments used were:Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II), Depression and Anxiety Scale (PHQ-4), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), Academic Satisfaction Scale (ESA). The results determined that the level of academic satisfaction in university studentswas high with a mean of 40.82. The relationships between academic satisfaction and mental health indicators were negative, moderate and statistically significant correlations; academic satisfaction with perceived stress was found (r = -0.417; p <0.000); with anxietyand depression (r = -0.368; p <0.000) and with psychological inflexibility (r = -0.316; p <0.000).In conclusion, the relationship between academic satisfaction with the mental health indicators of the study shows moderate and statistically significant negative relationships; for this reason, they may present less symptoms with mental healthindicators.