Fatores sociodemográficos associados a sintomas de ansiedade, depressão e desesperança em adolescentes escolares

Abstract

This study to investigate the association between sociodemographic factors and moderate or severe level of symptoms of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness in adolescent students. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out with adolescent students from a public school in Salvador/BA. Specific software was used to analyze the data collected in the survey. The three questionnaires were completed in person at the school attended by the research subjects. Data were stored in Excel spreadsheets and subsequently analyzed in the SPSS statistical program, version 26.00, considering the following parameters: evaluation indexes of the Becks Anxiety, Depression and Anxiety Scales, significance level (α) of 5.0%; error accuracy of 2.0% and study power of 80.0%. A sampling of all eligible high school students (over 17 years old) who agreed to participate in the research was used, totaling 206 participants. The studied population consisted of 206 subjects. Participants had a mean age of 17.5 (SD=0.7) years and 51.7% (n=106) were male. As for sexual orientation, 87.5% (n=77) claimed to be heterosexual, 4.5% (n=4) gay and 4.5% (n=4) bisexual. With regard to race/color, 39.8% (n=35) claimed to be black. In the religion variable, 37.1% (n=33) said they had no religion, followed by 30.3% (n=27) Catholics. 85.1% (n=171) adolescents were single and most participants had completed their third year of high school. The mean family income was 2,577.90 (SD=2715.20). High school students from public schools need shelter, monitoring, human rights, possibilities to build a future, through the guarantee of a present.