Study of Psychosocial Conditions in University Latinos Students in Time of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Since the international declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the life of the world population has had significant repercussions in all areas, mainly in health. Also, there have been a large number of changes in people’s lives, which have modified routines, relationships, habits, family economy, work environments and in the population of children, adolescents and young adults their school environment. The educational system was forced, thanks to confinement, to move from school classrooms to family homes using the devices available according to the economic level of each one. This resulted in the modification of study habits in students, affecting routines, moods and personal relationships, among others. This article presents a study on the psychosocial conditions that the students of the Universidad Tecnológica de Torreón have presented before, during the confinement and the new normality of the pandemic, in which significant changes (p < .05) were found. The results obtained are a tool that elucidates the aspects to care and keep track of our student population to avoid reaching a stronger problem. In addition to creating and/or strengthening learning strategies that help the student to have a comprehensive life within the university

KEYWORDS:

• COVID-19
• depression
• eating disorders
• post-traumatic stress disorder
• violence
• anxiety

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).