RT Journal Article
T1 Mental Health Problems and Related Factors in Ecuadorian College Students
A1 Torres Montesinos, Claudia
A1 Otero Otero, Patricia
A1 Bustamante, Byron
A1 Blanco Seoane, Vanessa
A1 Díaz Fernández, Olga
A1 Vázquez González, Fernando Lino
K1 Mental health
K1 Prevalence
K1 Correlates
K1 College students
AB Although the mental health problems of college students have been the subject of increasing research, there are no studies about its prevalence in Ecuadorian college students. The aim of this study was to determine the mental health problems and their associated factors in Ecuadorian freshmen university students. A sample of 1092 students (53.7% women; mean age = 18.3 years) were recruited from the Technical Particular University of Loja (Ecuador). Socio-demographic, academic, and clinical characteristics were gathered, as well as information on the participants’ mental health through a number of mental health screens. Prevalence of positive screens was 6.2% for prevalence of major depressive episodes, 0.02% for generalized anxiety disorders, 2.2% for panic disorders, 32.0% for eating disorders, 13.1% for suicidal risk. Mental health problems were significantly associated with sex, area of study, self-esteem, social support, personality and histories of mental health problems. The findings offer a starting point for identifying useful factors to target prevention and intervention strategies aimed at university students
PB MDPI
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23089
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/23089
LA eng
NO Torres, C.; Otero, P.; Bustamante, B.; Blanco, V.; Díaz, O.; Vázquez, F.L. Mental Health Problems and Related Factors in Ecuadorian College Students. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 530.
NO This study was funded by grant PY250 from the Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (Ecuador)
DS Minerva
RD 23 abr 2026