Anxiety level among adolescents at a pre-university institution in Lima Norte

Nivel de ansiedad en adolescentes de una institución preuniversitaria de Lima Norte

Authors

  • Amarildo Valdez Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
  • Nilda Marleni Becerra-Ureta Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
  • Betty Gladys Melgarejo-Solano Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
  • Juan Carlos Huarancca-Mallqui Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2019.31.49

Keywords:

Ansiedad, Escala de Ansiedad Manifiesta, Adolescente, Perú

Abstract

Objectives: Determine the level of anxiety in adolescents of a pre-university institution. Materials and methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study, developed in November 2018. Spielberger's test anxiety scale (IDASE) was used. Results: Participants were 324 adolescents of both sexes with a mean of 17.09 years (SD = 0.847, range: 14, 19). 73.1% (n = 237) constituted by males, 57.7% (n = 187) were 17 years old and remains with ages of 14 to 19 years, 49.7% (n = 161) from private schools and 46.6% (n = 151) of state schools. With respect to the anxiety-state level, 51.5% (n = 167) presented a high level, followed by the medium level. In the anxiety-trait, 58.6% (n = 190) presented the medium level, followed by the high level. Anxiety-state manifested among students from state high school (p = 0.017), while the anxiety-trait manifested among adolescents who decided to study a particular professional career by their own initiative (p = 0.031) and in those who did not live with both parents (p = 0.033). Conclusion: Among pre-university adolescents there are levels of anxiety-state and anxiety-trait. It is recommended to carry out preventive activities that allow the control of the state of anxiety and contribute to its academic purposes.  Keywords: Anxiety; Manifest Anxiety Scale; Adolescent; Peru (Source: MeSH, NLM).

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Author Biographies

Amarildo Valdez, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

Estudiante de Enfermería

Nilda Marleni Becerra-Ureta, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

Estudiante de enfermeria

Betty Gladys Melgarejo-Solano, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

Estudiante de enfermeria

Juan Carlos Huarancca-Mallqui, Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades

Lic. En Psicología

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2019-06-30

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Valdez, A., Becerra-Ureta, N. M., Melgarejo-Solano, B. G., & Huarancca-Mallqui, J. C. (2019). Anxiety level among adolescents at a pre-university institution in Lima Norte: Nivel de ansiedad en adolescentes de una institución preuniversitaria de Lima Norte. Peruvian Journal of Health Care and Global Health, 3(1), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.22258/hgh.2019.31.49

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2019)

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