Abstract:
Introducción. El cambio en el sistema educativo por Covid-19 desencadenó efectos negativos en la salud mental, sin embargo, desde el enfoque de la psicología positiva existe una explicación para entender cómo las personas pue- den desarrollar actitudes positivas para hacer frente a las adversidade... Ver más
Introduction. The change in the educational system due to Covid-19 triggered negative effects on mental health, however, from the perspective of positive psychology there is an explanation to understand how people can devel- op positive attitudes to face adversities.Objetive. Was analyzed the positive mental health in university students according to sociodemographic variables during Covid-19 in the city of Arequipa, Peru. Method. Descriptive, quan-titative, cross-sectional study; 2,236 university students participated, to whom sociodemographic information was recorded (age, sex, marital status, occupation, type of family, religion, and area of study), using the validated mea- surement instrument to determine the level of positive mental health. Nonparametric statistical analyzes were per- formed for data comparison (Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis).Results. A medium level of Positive Mental Health was found (84.7%), in the ability to adapt the students presented a medium level (50.4%); in personal satisfaction and autonomy they presented a high level (44.7%) and in the tolerance to frustration dimension, a medium level (44.7%). In addition, the behavior of Positive Mental Health differed according to the sociodemographic variables sex, age, marital status, type of family, occupation, religion and area of study (p< 0.05).Conclusions. University stu- dents presented difficulties in adapting to the new changes caused by Covid-19, demonstrating strength in personal satisfaction; considering that the majority of students, even facing difficulties such as the pandemic, developed autonomy, presenting problems to be tolerant of frustration.
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