Mindfulness and Symptoms of Depression in Mexican Adolescents High School Students

 

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Autores: Veytia-López, Marcela, Guadarrama Guadarrama, Rosalinda, Márquez-Mendoza, Octavio, Fajardo Gómez, Rocio J.
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Data de Publicação:2016
Descrição:The objective of this research was to identify the relation between depressive symptoms and mindfulness levels in mexican adolescents high school students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 930 baccalaureate students between 15 and 19 years old was performed. The instruments, CESD (depressive symptoms) and MAAS (mindfulness) were applied, finding a 17.3% prevalence of depressive symptoms, furthermore, 55.2% of participants had low levels of mindfulness, and also adolescents with depressive symptoms have higher levels of mindfulness. The relation between depression symptoms and mindfulness was negative (r= -0.53; <.001). Conclusion: Study the feature of full awareness or mindfulness as a positive psychological factor because it’s reducing effect is demonstrated in psychological symptoms such as depression.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Recursos:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/24047
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/actualidades/article/view/24047
Palavra-chave:Mindfulness
depression
adolescents
students
high school
Mindulness
depresión
adolescentes
estudiantes
bachillerato