PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTION STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING DEPRESSIVE INDICATORS IN YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN ECUADOR

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.159572521019

• Palavras-chave: depression, Beck inventory, strategies, psychological intervention.

• Keywords: depression, Beck inventory, strategies, psychological intervention.

• Abstract:

  Student guidance departments (2020) reveal the importance of working on identifying and addressing psychological factors in students. Thus, depression is a challenge in the field of psychological well-being that requires immediate responses for youth and adults who are exposed to risks associated with the educational, social and family environment. In this context, the implementation of psychological intervention strategies is based on the attention to people with moderate and severe depressive indicators, through the Brief Systemic Therapy Focused on Solutions that aims to reduce depressive indicators.
  The methodology is exploratory-descriptive, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. The Beck Inventory was used in its version adapted to Ecuador by Astudillo and Quezada (2021), likewise, the analysis and processing of data were processed in an Excel statistical program. The participants who collaborated were 122 students from the Educational Institute of the city of Cuenca with 22.95% (28 students) obtained the most significant results, of which 13.11%, equivalent to 16 students participated actively and voluntarily in the intervention process. Of the latter group, 7 students (5.73%) showed signs of deep depression, while 9 students (7.37%) showed moderate depression
  The final evaluation revealed a remarkable reduction in depression: 62.50% (10 students) reached minimal levels of depression, 12.50% (2 students) with mild depression and 25% (4 students) with moderate symptoms and finally 0% with profound depression. These findings support the efficacy of psychological intervention strategies in addressing depression. In addition, it raises new proposals to develop in the area of students' emotional well-being.