Dr. Carlos P. Zalaquett:

I believe that you would serve as an excellent reviewer of the manuscript, "ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN MEXICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS," which has been submitted to Revista Interamericana de Psicologia/Interamerican Journal of Psychology. The submission's abstract is inserted below, and I hope that you will consider undertaking this important task for us.

Please log into the journal web site by 2016-09-20 to indicate whether you will undertake the review or not, as well as to access the submission and to record your review and recommendation. The web site is https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP

The review itself is due 2016-10-11.

If you do not have your username and password for the journal's web site, you can use this link to reset your password (which will then be emailed to you along with your username). https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/login/resetPassword/carlosz?confirm=2baae9890677105d6e0142873f98448f9bb75804db56b2109840d206016685ed%3A1473810019

Submission URL: https://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP/reviewer/submission/138

Thank you for considering this request.

Dr. Edil Torres Rivera
Universidad del Valle, Guatemala
etorresrivera@gmail.com



"ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN MEXICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS"

Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders are one of the more frequent mental disorders prevalent on Mexican population.  College students are at risk of developing anxiety symptoms because of the challenges related to starting college studies and pursuing a college degree.

Objective: Levels of anxiety symptoms in a sample of college students were assessed in order to examine anxiety´s prevalence among gender and university´s school programs.

Participants:  270 college students at the National Autonomus University of Mexico, FES Iztacala belonging to six health schools.

Methods: Beck Anxiety Inventory was completed by the balanced sample at University´s campus.

Results: Almost one quarter of the population has symptoms of anxiety above the cut point. Female students showed to be more anxious that male students.

Conclusions: Findings provide evidence that females may be at a higher risk of developing an anxiety disorder, which could impact their academic performance.
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Edil Torres Rivera, Ph.D., Editor
Interamerican Journal of Psychology
http://journal.sipsych.org/index.php/IJP