
espanolEl proposito del estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de sintomatologia depresiva y estados de ansiedad por sexo y nivel de estudio; y analizar la relacion de la actividad fisica con la depresion y la ansiedad por sexo y nivel de estudio. Se utilizo una muestra de 998 escolares de Jaen-capital, los cuales cumplimentaron cuestionarios sobre Depresion, ansiedad y actividad fisica. Los resultados mostraron que los escolares de 2° de Secundaria muestran una mayor sintomatologia depresiva y ansiedad rasgo que los de 6° de Primaria con una prevalencia mayor en las ninas, la depresion y ansiedad rasgo presentaron correlaciones estadisticamente significativas con respecto a la actividad fisica. Estos resultados pueden tener importantes implicaciones en el momento de generar nuevas estrategias para la deteccion temprana de estos trastornos mentales haciendo hincapie en la promocion de la actividad fisica en el tiempo libre. EnglishThe purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and anxiety states by sex and level of educational attainment; and analyse the relationship between physical activity and depression and anxiety by sex and level of educational attainment. We used a sample of 998 students from the city of Jaen, belonging to the sixth grade of Primary Education and the second grade of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO - acronyms in Spanish), who completed questionnaires about depression, anxiety and physical activity. The results showed that the students of 2nd ESO had more depressive symptoms and traitanxiety than those of the 6th of primary with a higher prevalence among girls, depression and trait anxiety showed statistically significant correlations with respect to the physical activity. These results may have important implications in helping to generate new strategies for early detection of these mental disorders, emphasizing the promotion of physical activity during leisure time.
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