title: [Psychological distress in health sciences college students and its relationship with academic engagement].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of psychological distress and its relationship with academic engagement (absorption, dedication and vigor), sex and degree among students from four public universities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A non-experimental,comparative correlational, quantitative investigation without intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  1840 nursing and physical therapy students. The data collection tool used was a questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 32.2% prevalence of psychological distress was found in the subjects; a correlation between vigor and psychological distress was found for all of the subjects and also for women. High absorption and dedication scores and low psychological distress scores predicted higher vigor scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The risk of psychological distress is high, especially for women. Women seem to have a higher level of psychological distress than men. Vigor, energy and mental resilience positively influence psychological distress and can be a vehicle for better results during the learning and studying process.
authors.affiliation: University of Leon, Ponferrada, Leon, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liébana-Presa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, University of Leon, Ponferrada, Leon, Spain.
authors.forename: M Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fernández-Martínez
authors.affiliation: Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operative Research, Business Organization and Applied Economics, University of Cordobaa, Cordoba, Spain.
authors.forename: Africa Ruiz
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gándara
authors.affiliation: Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
authors.forename: M Carmen
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Villanueva
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, University of Leon, Ponferrada, Leon, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vázquez-Casares
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain.
authors.forename: M Aurora
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Borrego
mesh_terms: D001240:Aspirations, Psychological; D004328:Drive; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013336:Students, Health Occupations / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult