Salud mental y desempeño académico en estudiantes universitarios peruanos

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53877/rc1.6-598

Palabras clave:

ansiedad, autor académico, salud mental, depresión, estudiante universitario

Resumen

Una buena salud mental influye en un adecuado rendimiento académico. Existe una alta prevalencia de enfermedades mentales entre jóvenes universitarios. Determinar la relación entre la salud mental y el rendimiento académico en estudiantes universitarios peruanos. Se realizó una revisión sistemática de la literatura científica, se seleccionaron tres bases de datos: Scopus, PubMed, Scielo. Se obtuvieron 2,617 artículos que luego del cribado y selección, en base a los criterios de inclusión y exclusión se seleccionaron 7 artículos para el análisis final.  Se encuentra que la salud mental es un factor importante en el adecuado desempeño académico entre estudiantes universitarios. Una buena salud mental es importante para un adecuado desempeño académico. Se recomienda a las universidades la implementación de programas de salud mental y terapia psicológica que permita prevenir y fortalecer la salud mental y el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios.

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Biografía del autor/a

Ricardo De la Cruz-Gil, Centro de Psicoterapia Breve Estratégica

Centro de Psicoterapia Breve Estratégica. Perú.

Janeth De la Cruz-Gil, Centro de Psicoterapia Breve Estratégica

Centro de Psicoterapia Breve Estratégica. Perú.

Carlos Meza-Anglas, Universidad Tecnológica del Perú

Universidad Tecnológica del Perú. Perú.

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Publicado

2025-09-15

Cómo citar

De la Cruz-Gil, R., De la Cruz-Gil, J., & Meza-Anglas, C. (2025). Salud mental y desempeño académico en estudiantes universitarios peruanos. Revista Científica Retos De La Ciencia, 1(6), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.53877/rc1.6-598