Abstract

FERREI ORTEGA, Fernando Robert; VELEZ MENDOZA, Juana  and  FERREL BALLESTAS, Lucia Fernanda. Psychological factors in low performing school adolescents with academic: depression and self-esteem. Encuentros [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.2, pp.35-47. ISSN 1692-5858.

The present study "psychological adolescent students with low performance factors: Depression and Self-Esteem", aimed to describe levels of depression and self-esteem in high school students with poor academic performance, five District Educational Institutions (FDl) in the city of Santa Marta. An investigation of descriptive and cross-sectional design was used, with a population of629 students and purposive sample of 14010th grade students classified as poor academic performance, 51% male and 49% female, aged 14-19 years Media 16, DT 3.0. Were administered the Zung Scale for Depression (Self-Rating Depression Scale, SDS, Zung, 1965); and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1989). High levels of depression (86% moderate depression) were found; and low self-esteem (low self-esteem 51%) in these students. Finally, students with poor school performance have negative psychological factors that affect and high levels of depression and low self-esteem, which calls for implementing psychological and interdisciplinary strategies to promote optimal learning and socialization appropriate intervention.

Keywords : Depression; self-esteem; Low Academic Achievement (BRA).

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