Estresse, Ansiedade e Depressão entre os Universitários de uma Universidade Pública Federal Brasileira

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress and the level of self-esteem of university students. Methods: Cross-sectional, retrospective research with a quantitative approach, based on data from the health service linked to student assistance at a Brazilian public university during the pandemic period from January to April 2021. To evaluate symptoms of anxiety, depression and stress, the DASS-21 scale and to check the level of self-esteem the Rosenberg scale. Results: Data from 201 students were analyzed and an average age of 23.33 years was observed, the majority of which were female, of Brazilian nationality, who study on the Uberlândia campuses and are not assisted by student assistance. We observed that 71.64% are symptomatic for depression, 92.04% for anxiety and 49.25% for stress. Regarding self-esteem, 53.3% were assessed as having an average level. Students with low self-esteem showed greater symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression. There is a greater chance of being symptomatic in the Humanities and Social areas; in addition to the fact that the large city is protective for the presence of symptoms. Final considerations: The data demonstrated that students were becoming ill, most of whom had symptoms and a medium level of self-esteem.