Abstract

LEON-CRISPIN, Patricia; MENDEZ-VERGARAY, Juan  and  FLORES, Edward. Anxiety in high school students in times of pandemic: Systematic Review. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2024, vol.7, n.19, pp.260-282.  Epub Jan 15, 2024. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v7i19.299.

Social isolation and forced confinement due to the pandemic had serious effects on students' mental health, which manifested as anxiety and stress. Objective. The purpose of the research was to analyze the levels of anxiety in high school students. Methodology: The information search was carried out in the Scopus and Ebsco databases, using the equations: “Anxiety AND High School Students”, “Trait Anxiety AND High School Students”, “State Anxiety AND High School Students”; the information collected was stored in the Mendeley tray; Said information was analyzed by titles, abstract, keywords, results and conclusions. The analysis of the encrypted information in Mendeley included 35 articles, of which 30 were quantitative and 5 qualitative; In addition, the analysis by countries disappeared because the research on this topic was carried out with greater emphasis in Brazil (6), in Spain (4) and in the US (4). The analysis of the contributions shows that the lack of technological devices and the change from face-to-face education to a virtual one had unusual consequences of stress and anxiety in students and teachers. In addition, an increase in aggressiveness, mental health problems, insomnia, loss of appetite, among others, was demonstrated. Conclusion: Social confinement and abrupt changes in education generate mental and emotional health disorders in educational agents.

Keywords : Anxiety; confinement; COVID-19; High school students; Mental health.

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