Social representations about the COVID-19 pandemic of Chilean higher education students

Representaciones sociales sobre la pandemia de la COVID-19 en estudiantes chilenos de educación superior

Representações sociais de estudantes chilenos no ensino superior sobre a pandemia do COVID-19

Salas-Durán, Katherine - Vergara-Morales, Jorge - Ogueda, Juan-Pablo
Detalles Bibliográficos
2021
COVID-19
pandemic
social representations
structural model
health psychology
COVID-19
pandemia
representaciones sociales
modelo estructural
psicología de la salud
COVID-19
pandemia
representações sociais
modelo estrutural
psicologia da saúde
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/2280
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3122
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:The COVID 19 has caused multiple effects on the physical and mental health of the world’s population. From the psychosocial perspective, this study proposes to understand the social representations about the COVID-19 pandemic of Chilean higher education students. The participants were a total of 92 Chilean higher education students. Data collection was carried out using a questionnaire of social representations, which included the following stimulus words: (a) COVID-19, (b) quarantine, and (c) social distancing. The data were analyzed using natural semantic network analysis. The results showed that the thematic categories of the COVID-19 are mainly related to biological, emotional and value aspects. For quarantine and social distancing, thematic categories are related to emotional and value aspects. The results are discussed based on the understanding of the categories of thought that promote behavior in the context of a health emergency.