Attention to young university students studying Pedagogy-Psychology in post-COVID-19 times

Authors

  • Midiel Marcos Mendoza University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-6201
  • Miguel Angel Amaró Garrido University of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spíritus. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0532-9273
  • José Norberto del Valle Marín University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.
  • Sandra Juliet Brito Padilla University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.
  • Mislayvis Pérez Echemendía University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.

Keywords:

coronavirus infections, quality of life, strategies, education, medical

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused drastic changes in people's living conditions and mental health. In higher education, students presented stress due to the cancellation of teaching, work and extension activities.
Objective: apply academic, extension actions linked to psychotherapies of various types, in young university students in the Pedagogy-Psychology degree in post-COVID-19 times.
Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional observational study was carried out at the “José Martí Pérez” University of Sancti Spíritus during the year 2021. Theoretical and empirical methods were applied: a psychological test and academic and extension actions in the context of the “Smile” Project of attention to vulnerable communities.
Results: the circumstances caused by COVID-19 influenced the behavior and mental health of the sampled students: anxiety disorders were observed due to prolonged interruption of studies compared to in-person forms of the teaching-learning process, academic indices decreased, and Safety and motivation for the study were affected, among other manifestations, so actions related to the “Smile” project and psychotherapy were applied in association with academic and extension activities.
Conclusions: the actions applied led to positive changes in the lives of the university students in the sample. An effective transformation was achieved essentially related to greater coherence and participation in various activities in the group, and incorporation of others who were isolated from the planned and performed extension activities.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Midiel Marcos Mendoza, University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.

Graduate in Education. Pedagogy-Psychology. Doctor in Educational Sciences. Assistant teacher

Miguel Angel Amaró Garrido, University of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spíritus.

Doctor in medicine. I Degree Specialist in Comprehensive General Medicine and II Degree in Imaging. Master in Pedagogical Sciences. Assistant Professor. Associate Researcher. “Juana Naranjo León†University Polyclinic, Sancti Spíritus

José Norberto del Valle Marín, University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.

Graduate in Education. Pedagogy-Psychology. Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences. Associate Professor.

Sandra Juliet Brito Padilla, University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.

Graduate in General Psychology. Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences. Associate Professor.

Mislayvis Pérez Echemendía, University of Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez”.

Graduate in Education. Primary education. Doctor in Pedagogical Sciences. Associate Professor

References

1. Chen Q, Liang M, Li Y, Guo J, Fei D, Wang L, et al. Mental health care for medical staff in China during the COVID-19 outbreak. Lancet Psychiatry [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];7(4):e15-e16. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30078-x

2. Organización de las Naciones Unidas. Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible [Internet]. Nueva York: ONU; 2015. Disponible en: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/

3. Güner R, Hasanoğlu İ, Aktaş F. COVID-19: prevention and control measures in community. Turk J Med Sci [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];50(SI-1):[aprox. 7 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.3906/sag-2004-146

4. Andrades-Tobar M, García FE, Concha-Ponce P, Valiente C, Lucero C. Predictores de síntomas de ansiedad, depresión y estrés a partir del brote epidémico de COVID-19. Rev Psicopatol Psicol Clin [Internet]. 2021 [citado 04/07/2023];26(1):[aprox. 13 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.5944/rppc.28090

5. Araújo FJ, de Lima LS, Cidade PI, Nobre CB, Neto ML. Impact of sars-cov-2 and its reverberation in global higher education and mental health. Psychiatry Res [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];288:e112977. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112977

6. Cao W, Fang Z, Hou G, Han M, Xu X, Dong J, Zheng J. The psychological impact of the COVID-19epidemic on college students in China. Psychiatry Res [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];287:e112934. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2020.112934

7. Gutiérrez Álvarez AK, Mayo Parra I, Lorenzo Ruiz A. Seguridad psicológica: nueva perspectiva en la emergencia sanitaria por COVID-19. Inf Psicol [Internet]. 2023 [citado 04/07/2023];23(1):[aprox. 11 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.18566/infpsic.v23n1a06

8. Padrón I, Fraga I, Vieitez L, Montes C, Romero E. A study on the psychological wound of COVID-19in university students. Front Psychol [Internet]. 2021 [citado 04/07/2023];12:[aprox. 12 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.589927

9. Lorenzo Ruiz A, Díaz Arcaño K, Zaldívar Pérez D. La psicología como ciencia y profesión en el afrontamiento del COVID-19: apuntes generales. Anales de la Academia de Ciencias de Cuba [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];10(2):[aprox. 14 p.]. Disponible en: https://revistaccuba.sld.cu/index.php/revacc/article/view/839/855

10. Linz SJ, Lorenzo Ruiz A. Learning about mental healthcare in today's Cuba: An interview with the president of the Cuban society of psychology. Perspect Psychiatr Care [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];57(1):[aprox. 8 p.]. Disponible en: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32506500/

11. Villacís Pico KD, Mayorga Ases LA, Mayorga Ases MJ, Sánchez Manobanda KP. Habilidades sociales y la educación virtual de estudiantes universitarios. Conciencia Digital [Internet]. 2023 [citado 04/07/2023];6(1.4):[aprox. 17 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.33262/concienciadigital.v6i1.4.2037

12. Solís Coaguila SH, Torres Torres KE, Herrera Simón VR. Habilidades Sociales en los docentes del Magisterio. Una revisión sistemática. Polo del Conocimiento [Internet]. 2021 [citado 12/07/2023];6(7):[aprox. 11 p.]. Disponible en: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://polodelconocimiento.com/ojs/index.php/es/article/download/2880/6191&ved=2ahUKEwiMldupi5eFAxUMfTABHeprCboQFnoECBgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2BLVyiQutxYg07_FuarvaC

13. Aguirre Donadío RM. Desarrollo de habilidades sociales para estudiantes universitarios de alto potencial académico. Rev Oratores [Internet]. 2019 [citado 04/07/2023];(9):[aprox. 12 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.37594/oratores.n9.283

14. Gómez-Álvarez D. Ansiedad patológica por aislamiento social en tiempos del COVID-19. Rev Hispanoam Cienc Salud [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];6(3):[aprox. 2 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.56239/rhcs.2020.63.442

15. Rodríguez Ceberio M, Agostinelli J, Daverio R, Benedicto G, Cocola F, Jones G. Psicoterapia online en tiempos de COVID-19: adaptación, beneficios, dificultades. Arch Medicina (Manizales) [Internet]. 2020 [citado 04/07/2023];21(2):[aprox. 14 p.]. Disponible en: https://doi.org/10.30554/archmed.21.2.4046.2021

Published

2024-05-02

How to Cite

1.
Marcos Mendoza M, Amaró Garrido MA, del Valle Marín JN, Brito Padilla SJ, Pérez Echemendía M. Attention to young university students studying Pedagogy-Psychology in post-COVID-19 times. EDUMEC [Internet]. 2024 May 2 [cited 2025 Jul. 2];16(1):e2750. Available from: https://revedumecentro.sld.cu/index.php/edumc/article/view/e2750

Issue

Section

ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL