Sintomatologia depresiva y bienestar psicológico en estudiantes universitarios chilenos

Background: Quality of life and psychological well-being are readily hampered by depression. The changes that students face during college life impact their psychological health and well-being, including the emergence of mental health problems like depression Aim: To determine the relationship between depressive symptoms, sociodemographic parameters and psychological well-being in undergraduate university students. Material and Methods: Five hundred eighty university students of both sexes, from the Metropolitan and IX Regions of Chile answered the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-IA) and the Ryff's psychological well-being scale. Results: Twenty eight percent of respondents had clinically significant depressive symptoms, and these were more frequent in women. There was an inverse and statistically significant relationship between psychological well-being and depressive symptoms. This fact was especially marked in dimensions of autonomy, positive relationships with others and purpose in life. Conclusions: There is a high frequency of depressive symptoms among these students. We discuss whether psychological well-being and depressive symptomatology represent two extremes within a continuum or they are two independent dimensions that can account for differential causal mechanisms linked to mental health and illness.

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Main Authors:	Rossi,José Luis, Jiménez,Juan Pablo, Barros,Paulina, Assar,Rodrigo, Jaramillo,Karina, Herrera,Luisa, Quevedo,Yamil, Botto,Alberto, Leighton,Caroline, Martínez,Felipe
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	Spanish / Castilian
Published:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2019
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000500579
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