Abstract

PEREDO-VIDEA, Rocío; PHILCO-LIMA, Patricia; JORDAN DE GUZMAN, Magdalena  and  ESPEJO-CHOQUETARQUI, María Gladys. COVID-19 and psychological risk factors in university teachers, students, and administrative staff. Revista de Psicologia [online]. 2022, n.27, pp.109-153. ISSN 2223-3032.  https://doi.org/10.53287/kgio3514sw54d.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused various health, social, psychological, and economic consequences in the world. In this context, interest arose in knowing the characteristics and intensity of psychological risk factors in teachers, students and administrative staff of the University Mayor de San Andrés (UMSA).

The research was descriptive with a cross-sectional design. A virtual questionnaire was applied in 2021. Information related to COVID-19, the immediate environment and psychological risk factors were collected. Responses were collected from 209 teachers, 103 administratives, and 1556 students. Results show that 28% of teachers, 29% of administrative employees, and 24.4% of students indicate that they were infected with COVID-19. Disease accumulated incidence was 2.48 per 100 teachers, 1.76 per 100 administrative staff and 4.8 per 100 students. Administrative employees were most affected by the pandemic at the medical level, however, transmission speed of the virus was higher in the teaching staff.

The students had more psychological risk factors, with a "medium-high" level of intensity in the evaluated areas: cognitive, emotional, behavioral and physical. The administrative staff reached a "medium-mild" level of intensity in cognitive and emotional areas, and the teaching staff a mild level. In all three groups, those who had COVID-19 and those who lost a family member due to COVID-19 had more psychological risk factors.

Keywords : Health; Covid-19; Risk; Psychological factors; University.

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