Major depressive episode externalizing symptoms among university students

Abstract

Introduction Depression affects 32% of university students and Major Depressive Episode (MDE) externalizing symptoms indicate the severity of the case. This study assessed MDE externalizing symptom prevalence and associated factors among university students, with emphasis on aspects related to the academic environment, including interpersonal relationships and study area chosen by students. Methods A census was performed on new students in the first semester of 2017 at a university in Southern Brazil. Depressive symptom prevalence was assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The multivariate analysis of the associated factors followed a hierarchical model, using Poisson regression with backward selection. Results MDE externalizing symptoms were present in 20% of the university students and were more frequent among females, those with brown, black or other skin color in comparison to those with white skin color. Individuals with a family history of depression, minority sexual orientation, negative self-reported academic performance, students taking courses in the area of Linguistics, Modern Languages and Arts and students who reported strong conflicts with university teachers or colleagues also had higher prevalence of externalizing symptoms. Conclusion It is important for education institutions to train teachers to identify and deal adequately with students who have externalizing symptoms of MDE. In addition, education institutions need to pay attention to conflicts, both between students and also between students and teachers in order to take preventive measures in these circumstances.

Munkával kapcsolatos attitűdök vasútszakmai oktatók körében

“…Lei et al (2016) a középiskolások körében is megerősítette ennek az összefüggésnek a jelenlétét. A felnőttképzésben, egyetemisták körében is igazolódott a kapcsolat, Schwartz et al (2022) az olyan kulturálisan összefüggő stresszorok kiküszöbölésére hívja fel a figyelmet, mint a diszkrimináció és a kevésbé befogadó, negatív környezet, Flesch et al (2021) írása alapján pedig az oktatási intézményeknek nagyobb hangsúlyt kell fektetni a tanárok felkészítésére, hogy a tanár-tanuló és a tanuló-tanuló konfliktusok megelőzésére és megoldására is különös gondot fordítsanak. Az oktató meghatározó szerepet játszik a barátságos légkör megteremtésében (van Vemde et al, 2022), amelyben egyebek mellett a saját és a hallgatók humorérzékére is támaszkodhat (Lu'mu et al, 2023).…”

Fatores associados ao uso de psicofármacos e aos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão em estudantes universitários

“…No presente estudo, mais da metade dos estudantes se identificaram como brancos, sendo também observada maior prevalência de estudantes brancos em universidades de outras regiões do Brasil e em outros países (AMARAL et al, 2021;MOHAMMED et al, 2021;GU;KALIBATSEVA;SONG, 2021;FLESCH et al, 2021;HUNTLEY et al, 2022). Quanto à orientação sexual, mais da metade dos participantes indicaram ser heterossexual, em concordância com achados da literatura (BLANCO et al, 2021;FLESCH et al, 2021).…”

“…A maioria dos estudantes da presente pesquisa afirmou morar com seus familiares, no entanto, a literatura revela uma variação em relação à moradia dos estudantes universitários. Há estudos que revelam maior frequência de estudantes que moram em casa, com seus pais, parentes ou irmãos (AMARAL et al, 2021;GAVUROVA et al, 2022;SCHMITS et al, 2021;FLESCH et al, 2021), todavia também é possível encontrar na literatura estudo que revela estudantes que viviam com amigos (BLANCO et al, 2021), ou em albergues universitários (ASIBONG et al, 2020). Quanto à região de procedência, no presente estudo 77,2% dos participantes afirmaram ser da região onde está localizada a Universidade a qual estão vinculados.…”