Assessment of the predictors of lifestyles in university students from the Peruvian Amazon: a cross-sectional study
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v66.113956Keywords:
Healthy habits, health and well-being, lifestyles, mental health, physical exerciseAbstract
Introducción: actualmente, los estilos de vida cumplen un rol importante en la salud física y mental, ya que influyen en la calidad de vida, el bienestar y el desempeño de las personas. En el ámbito universitario, factores como la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés podrían tener un efecto negativo sobre los hábitos de vida, alterando su equilibrio y bienestar general.
Objetivo: determinar si la depresión, ansiedad y estrés predicen los estilos de vida de los estudiantes universitarios de la Amazonía pe-ruana.
Metodología: Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, no experimental, predictivo y transversal. La muestra estuvo conformada por 652 estudiantes seleccionados mediante un muestreo probabilístico a quienes se les administró la Escala de Depresión, Ansiedad y Estrés (DASS-21) y el Perfil de Estilo de Vida (PEPS-I), instrumentos con adecua-das propiedades psicométricas.
Resultados: Se halló que solo la depresión tiene un efecto predictivo significativo en los estilos de vida (β= -0.420, p< 0.01), lo que indica que un mayor nivel de depresión se asocia con peores estilos de vida. Además, el modelo ajustó adecuadamente los datos (F = 78.218, p < 0.01), explican-do el 26.2% de la variabilidad en los estilos de vida (R² = 0.262).
Discusión: Si bien algunos estudios respaldan estos hallazgos, se requieren más investigaciones para con-firmar estos resultados y analizar cómo la depresión, ansiedad y estrés interactúan con otros factores en los estilos de vida.
Conclusiones: se determinó que la depresión predice significativamente los estilos de vida de los estudian-tes universitarios de la Amazonía peruana.
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