Abstract

CHAVEZ MARQUEZ, Irma Leticia. Anxiety in College Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quantitative Study. Psicumex [online]. 2021, vol.11, e420.  Epub Feb 28, 2022. ISSN 2007-5936.  https://doi.org/10.36793/psicumex.v11i1.420.

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated changes in university education, which could lead to emotional disturbances, such as anxiety. The aim for this research was to measure the level of anxiety in a COVID-19 pandemic environment in university students. A quantitative study was carried out, using an instrument (Cronbach's alpha of = .90) to determine the degree of anxiety in 1,460 university students from the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. To determine the degree of anxiety, the Spanish adaptation of the STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) was used in its anxiety-state subscale, Spanish version corresponding to IDARE Inventory. The main results indicate that the factor of greatest concern for university students is the growth of the pandemic (35.79%). The symptoms with the highest scores in the level of anxiety detected were feeling tense and worried; those with the highest standard deviation were feeling oppressed, dazed, and upset. Future research is warranted to monitor anxiety rates during the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords : anxiety; college students; pandemic; COVID-19; stress.

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