The power of self-love: an artificial neural network based on neuroscience inference to predict university students self-reported mental health dimensions

Fortunato, Álvaro; Encarnação, Samuel; Vaz, Paula Marisa Fortunato; Vaz, Filipe J.A.; Monteiro, A.M.

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Fortunato, Álvaro

Encarnação, Samuel

Vaz, Paula Marisa Fortunato

Vaz, Filipe J.A.

Monteiro, A.M.

Abstract(s)

In line with the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 agenda, namely goal number 3 – Good health and well-being -, student mental health is a global goal, first because it is health we are talking about and secondly because it has implications in the quality of learning and, consequently, in the adequate preparation of professionals for society. This study aimed to conduct an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the student’s self-reported mental health dimensions. This is a cross-sectional and observational study enrolling data collected by applying a questionnaire comprising sociodemographic and health state variables from 2050 university students aged (18-30 years). The algorithm predicted the student’s overall mental health state self-perception with 94% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.67%, recall= 0.67%, F-1 score0 0.67%]) and was cross-validated with reasonable accuracy (60%). The student’s depressive state was predicted with 97% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.79%, recall=0.79%, F-1 score0 0.79%], and was cross-validated with good accuracy (73%). The student’s lack of interest in performing their activities of daily living (ADLs) was predicted with 94% accuracy (weighted average= [precision= 0.69%, recall=0.77%, F-1 score0 0.76%], and was cross-validated with reasonable accuracy (67%). The ANN presented excellent learning performance (>90%) for all targeted variables, within reasonable to good generalization capacity (60-73%). Finally, the university student’s depressive state was the best-predicted variable (73%).

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence Mental Health Neuroscience Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Psychology

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/29999

Citation

Fortunato, Álvaro; Encarnação, Samuel Gonçalves; Vaz, Paula Marisa Fortunato; Vaz, Filipe J.A.; Monteiro, A.M. (2024). The power of self-love: an artificial neural network based on neuroscience inference to predict university. In Annual International (bio)Medical Students Meeting. Lisboa