Keywords
Social network
Mental health
Internet addiction disorder
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Abstract
Objective: To identify the association between the use of social networks and symptoms of anxiety and depression in medical students. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional study, in which 181 students participated, 136 of whom were women and 45 men, aged between 17 and 40 years, from de medicine course at the West Paulista University, campus Presidente Prudente, matriculated from de 1st to the 7th term of the course in 2021. Study participants responded to online instruments that assessed the use of social networks, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms, namely: Internet Addiction Test, Beck Inventory for Depression, and Inventory for Anxiety, respectively. Results: The total percentage of incidences for moderate/severe anxiety was 43,2% followed by 15,5 % moderate/severe depression and 11,6% internet addiction. From the perspective of statistics, the data were analyzed using the RStudio software with a significant level of 5%. Allied to this test, the Qui-square test was adopted to stablish the association between the categories of anxiety, depression and internet addiction. Conclusion: In view of the above, current research reaffirms important aspects of psychological disorders, such as anxiety and depression, which plague academics in the health area, especially females and medical students.
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