Social isolation by covid-19 in the affectation of mental health: the case of the University of la Guajira

Abstract

The objective of the article was to analyze the ravages of social isolation by covid-19 on the mental health of students at the university of la guajira, colombia, methodologically, this research is qualitative, descriptive and phenomenological, the population was characterized by a sample of twenty students, which allowed a deep analysis through the experiences and life stories of various students, from these it is possible to identify the appearance of various symptoms related to damage to mental health, considering their psychological and social states. By way of conclusion, a multiplicity of different consequences in the educational field is denoted, since the students manifested a lack of motivation to continue studying, this due to the lack of tools and technological skills on the part of both them and the teachers, the educational quality as well as the school performance decreased in the modalities implemented by the institutions leaving the students with a workload greater than the knowledge acquired during the teaching of subjects, the idea of abandoning their studies arose in part of the student community because of the aforementioned limitations.