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Depression, anxiety, and academic performance in COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho, Olaya Moramay Romero-Limón, Juan Carlos Ibarrola-Peña, Yolanda Lorelei Almanza-Mena, Kevin Josué Pintor-Belmontes, Verónica Alexandra Sánchez-López, Jonathan Matías Chejfec-Ciociano, Bertha Georgina Guzmán-Ramírez, José Héctor Sapién-Fernández, Mario Jesús Guzmán-Ruvalcaba, Rodrigo Nájar-Hinojosa, Itzel Ochoa-Rodriguez, Tania Abigail Cueto-Valadez, Andrea Estefanía Cueto-Valadez, Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco, Ana Olivia Cortés-Flores, Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman, Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona, Gabino Cervantes-Guevara, Alejandro González-Ojeda

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2022

Abstract

Depression and anxiety are common after months of social isolation, and they can have a negative impact on anyone's quality of life if they are not treated promptly and appropriately. The aim of this study was to determine if the change to online modality courses and the presence of depression or anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a difference in the college student’s academic achievement. This study was a cross-sectional survey in which we used the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7). Also, we examined the students' perceptions of their academic performance using the Academic Self-Concept Scale (ASCS). A total of 610 students responded to the survey. The average score on the Academic Self-Concept Scale was 2.76 ± 0.35, the students presented a risk of 61.5% for possible depressive disorder and 52.1% for possible generalized anxiety disorder. The intensity of depression and anxiety symptoms had a significant effect on Academic Self-Concept Scale scores (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively). The findings indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct effect on students' mental health and academic performance.

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Title: Depression, anxiety, and academic performance in COVID-19: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Francisco José Barbosa-Camacho
Olaya Moramay Romero-Limón
Juan Carlos Ibarrola-Peña
Yolanda Lorelei Almanza-Mena
Kevin Josué Pintor-Belmontes
Verónica Alexandra Sánchez-López
Jonathan Matías Chejfec-Ciociano
Bertha Georgina Guzmán-Ramírez
José Héctor Sapién-Fernández
Mario Jesús Guzmán-Ruvalcaba
Rodrigo Nájar-Hinojosa
Itzel Ochoa-Rodriguez
Tania Abigail Cueto-Valadez
Andrea Estefanía Cueto-Valadez
Clotilde Fuentes-Orozco
Ana Olivia Cortés-Flores
Roberto Carlos Miranda-Ackerman
Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-Cardona
Gabino Cervantes-Guevara
Alejandro González-Ojeda
Publication date: 01-12-2022
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Mood Disorders
Affective Disorder
COVID-19
Anxiety
Published in: BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2022
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04062-3

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