Efeitos da COVID-19 na vida universitária migrante: Analisando impactos psicossociais

Abstract

The current scenario, imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19, and the implementation of remote learning implied changes in the displacement patterns of university students who previously needed to carry out the commuting migration between municipalities to have access to higher education. In addition to changes in the migratory process, the current pandemic brings other health problems, such as vulnerability to mental disorders and physical health problems. As such, the present study sought to analyze the psychosocial impacts of the pandemic on the psychological health of university students who have now returned to their hometowns. To this end, 202 students from the Federal University of Alagoas participated, self-declared migrants. They were asked to answer an electronic questionnaire containing the DASS-21 and PERMA-profiler scales, in addition to some discursive questions. Quantitative data were analyzed using the PASW software. Then, lexical analyzes were performed with qualitative data, using the Iramuteq software. The results obtained allowed to observe that the participants presented levels considered severe of depression, anxiety and stress, and levels considered median of well-being. It is also possible to perceive greater psychological affectation in specific groups when considering socioeconomic variables such as gender, sexual orientation and social class.