Abstract

CAVAZOS-ARROYO, Judith; MAYNEZ GUADERRAMA, Aurora Irma  and  JACOBO-GALICIA, Gabriela. Fear to Covid-19 and stress: its effect on exhaustion, cynicism and self-efficacy in Mexican university students. Rev. educ. sup [online]. 2021, vol.50, n.199, pp.97-115.  Epub Mar 21, 2022. ISSN 0185-2760.  https://doi.org/10.36857/resu.2021.199.1802.

This research analyzes the impact of fear of Covid-19 on perceived stress and its effect on emotional exhaustion, cynicism and self-efficacy of Mexican university students. The research design was non-probabilistic, cross-sectional, quantitative and explanatory in a sample of 478 university students. Structural equation modeling based on partial least squares was used as an analysis technique. The results indicate that the fear of contracting Covid-19 triggers stress, which causes emotional exhaustion and cynicism and decreases the self-efficacy of students.

Keywords : Fear of Covid; Stress; Emotional exhaustion; Cynicism; Students.

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