Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Due to the quarantine implemented by the COVID-19, an important psychological impact has been identified in college students, who are a vulnerable group in relation to the hopelessness analysis. The objective of the present research was to evaluate the levels of hopelessness in 213 Colombian university students, under a quantitative approach of descriptive-comparative scope, with a non-experimental design, in a cross-sectional focus. The Beck Hopelessness Scale was implemented and it was found that 39.9% of the participants had a minimum-normal level; 46.6% mild level; 10.3% intermediate level; and 2.8% high level, founding differences according to gender and social - economic condition. The importance of developing strategies from a comprehensive perspective to care psychosocial consequences associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in students is concluded.
Authors: Andres Julian Usuga Jerez, Silvia Nathalia Vanegas Mendez, Maria Fernanda Tapias Soto, Juan Manuel Villabona Perez, Nancy Viviana Lemos Ramírez
Institution: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
Language: English
Topic: COVID-19 and Mental Health
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4401599799