La escuela: los estados de ánimo depresivos en los educandos

In recent years, the Ecuadorian educational system has had significant changes to achieve quality education, but the emotional part of students has not been researched vehemently. This article aims to analyze the level of depression in primary school and high school students and also to note the influence of depressive states of mind on their learning process; these levels were evaluated using Zung Depression Test, taking a sample of 324 students. It is worth mentioning that the study had a qualitative and quantitative approach, that is, the information acquired was collected through bibliographic research and numerical data. In accordance with the prototype obtained and after the application of the test, it was possible to observe that a considerable number of students have depressive features which influence the correct performance of school activities.