Abstract

BARCELATA-EGUIARTE, Blanca Estela  and  ALCANTARA, Raquel Rodríguez. Symptoms of stress and indicators of risk and protection pandemic times in adolescent students. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2023, vol.48, e85169.  Epub June 10, 2025. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644485169.

The COVID-19 pandemic is a non-normative stressful event and a risk to adolescent psychological functioning. However, the risk-protection model posits that this depends on the combination of risks and resources. The objective was to analyze potential risk and protective factors as a function of sex, age and state, in students aged 13 to 21 years in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. The COVID-19 Youth Perception Survey was applied online and consisted of eight factors or areas (e.g., School pressures, Family dynamics, Preventive measures, Change of routines, Virtual socialization, Relaxation) and an informed consent form. Multivariate analyses (MANOVA) showed significant differences in the perception of the pandemic by sex in the dimensions of fear of contagion and school pressures, while in the dimension of change of habits the differences were observed by state, sex and age. There were also sex*state interaction effects on fear of contagion, and age*state interaction effects on fear of contagion, stress and change of habits, and sex*age*state interaction effects only on fear of contagion. In conclusion, females scored higher on all factors than males, especially those aged 16 to 18 years. These findings are similar to previous research and could be the basis for intervention programs according to sex, age and status.

Keywords : Adolescence; Pandemic; Risk-Protection.

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