Prevalence of Dysexecutive Symptoms in High School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Guillermo Alonso Cervantes-CardonaAdriana Nápoles-EchauriNicolas Alonso-EstrellaFrancisco Javier Hernández-MoraEnrique Cervantes-PérezGabino Cervantes-GuevaraBenjamín García-ReynaFrancisco Jose Barbosa-CamachoNoelia Esthela López-BernalJonathan Matías Chejfec-CiocianoClotilde Fuentes-OrozcoTania Abigail Cueto-ValadezAndrea Estefanía Cueto-ValadezIrma Valeria Brancaccio-PérezMario Jesús Guzmán-RuvalcabaJesús Oswaldo Vega-GastelumAlejandro Gonzalez-OjedaPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
This is an observational cross-sectional study designed to ascertain the prevalence and severity of dysexecutive symptoms in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The validated Spanish version of the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) was used. A total of 2396 participants aged 14-22 years were included. Our sample yielded a mean DEX scale score of 28.14 ± 17.42. By the DEX classification, 889 (37.1%) students achieved optimal scores, 384 (16%) reported mild dysexecutive symptoms, 316 (13.2%) reported moderate dysexecutive symptoms, and 807 (33.7%) reported strong dysexecutive symptoms. We found a significant difference between those with and those without employed mothers, with the former scoring higher ( p = 0.004), the same as those with both parents employed ( p = 0.004). Adolescents face emotional susceptibility and changes in their family, social, and educational environment related to isolation, resulting in altered emotional responses and social interaction.