151485 20251017144625.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph182010918 sideral 126540 ART-2021-126540 eng Rodríguez-Roca, B. Universidad de Zaragoza Gender self-perception and psychological distress in healthcare students during the covid-19 pandemic 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The aim of this study was to analyze university Health Sciences students’ self-perception regarding gender stereotypes, and to explore whether there was any association between gender stereotypes and clinical/socio-demographic variables. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 252 university students who completed a self-administrated online questionnaire (18.3% males, 81.7% females). We evaluated the self-perception of gender stereotypes as determined using the BSRI-12 questionnaire and explored the association of this measure with the impact of perceived stress measured using a modified scale (PSS-10-C) as well as anxiety and depression according to scores on the Goldberg scale (GADS). Results: According to the students’ self-perception of gender stereotypes, 24.9% self-perceived themselves as feminine, 20.1% as masculine, 24.9% as androgynous, and 30% as undifferentiated. The degree determines self-identification with gender stereotypes. Nursing and Occupational Therapy are studied mostly by women, 28.4% and 45%, respectively, while Physiotherapy is studied mainly by men (71.2%). Females indicated more anxiety (75.7%) and depression (81.7%) than males (52.9% and 67.3%, respectively). In contrast, males developed more stress (88.5%) than females (74.1%). Conclusions: University degree, anxiety, depression, and stress determined self-identification with gender stereotypes. The results of this study indicate that gender roles influence the possibility of developing mental disorders and should be taken into account in future studies. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 4.614 2021 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 45 / 182 = 0.247 2021 Q1 T1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 100 / 279 = 0.358 2021 Q2 T2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 71 / 210 = 0.338 2021 Q2 T2 0.814 2021 Pollution 2021 Q1 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2021 Q1 4.5 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Subirón-Valera, A.B. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5676-4179 Gasch-Gallén, Á. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3087-8899 Calatayud, E. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4307-796X Gómez-Soria, I. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0061-3312 Marcén-Román, Y. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5851-8855 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1003 027 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Anatom.Histolog.Humanas Area Anatom.Embriol.Humana 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 18, 20 (2021), 10918 [11 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 373065 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151485/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2819008 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151485/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:151485 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:23:29 ARTICLE