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Relación entre el Nivel de Actividad Física y el Estrés Académico en Estudiantes Universitarios: Un Estudio Transversal

Emir Abraham Machado Nuñez

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17981/ingecuc.21.2.2025.10

Palabras clave: Estrés académico, actividad física, estudiantes universitario, bienestar, salud mental, sedentarismo

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Resumen

Introducción: El estrés académico es un problema prevalente en la educación superior que afecta negativamente la salud mental y el rendimiento estudiantil. La actividad física se considera un factor protector clave, pero existe un vacío de conocimiento sobre esta relación en el contexto específico de las universidades colombianas. Este estudio busca llenar ese vacío.

Objetivo: Analizar la relación entre el nivel de actividad física y la percepción de estrés académico en estudiantes de pregrado de la Corporación Universitaria Latinoamericana (CUL).

Metodología: Se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo-correlacional y de corte transversal. Se aplicó una encuesta digital a una muestra por conveniencia de 50 estudiantes, utilizando preguntas adaptadas de los instrumentos validados IPAQ y SISCO para medir la actividad física y el estrés, respectivamente.

Resultados: Se encontró una alta prevalencia de sedentarismo (44% de la muestra). El análisis de varianza (ANOVA) reveló una relación inversa y estadísticamente significativa (p = 0.005) entre las variables: el grupo de estudiantes sedentarios reportó el mayor nivel de estrés promedio (M=3.48), mientras que el grupo más activo reportó el menor (M=2.19).

Conclusiones:  mayor nivel de actividad física, menor es la percepción de estrés académico en la muestra estudiada. Se concluye que la actividad física es un factor protector significativo para el bienestar estudiantil, y se recomienda su integración como un componente estratégico en las políticas universitarias de salud mental.

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