Impactos psicosociales del COVID-19 entre estudiantes universitarios de Uruguay


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El nuevo coronavirus ha tenido un costo catastrófico en todo el mundo en la salud física y mental. En este artículo, nos enfocamos en el impacto psicosocial entre los estudiantes de Uruguay, un país relativamente protegido de la pandemia durante 2020. Nuestro estudio tuvo tres objetivos principales: 1) describir en detalle el impacto; 2) identificar las relaciones entre las diferentes dimensiones y; 3) resaltar los factores determinantes de la salud mental. Diseñamos un cuestionario multidimensional para investigar el impacto percibido de los estudiantes. El cuestionario se administró en línea a 144 estudiantes universitarios de Uruguay mientras la universidad estaba cerrada. Entre 38 y 66% de los estudiantes indicaron un aumento en los signos de ansiedad, depresión o alteraciones del sueño. Independientemente de otros factores relacionados, el aumento en el uso de sustancias, el deterioro en las relaciones sociales, el impacto negativo del cierre de las facultades y las preocupaciones económicas personales explicaron el 41% de la variación en la salud mental. Los hallazgos se discuten en términos de sus implicaciones para la salud pública y las direcciones futuras de investigación sobre los efectos de la pandemia en la salud mental.

Palabras clave: Cuestionario, COVID-19, psicología, salud mental, universidad

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Vásquez-Echeverría, A., & Loose, T. (2022). Impactos psicosociales del COVID-19 entre estudiantes universitarios de Uruguay. MLS Psychology Research, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.33000/mlspr.v5i2.897


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