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PERCEPCIÓN DE RIESGO, SALUD MENTAL E INCERTIDUMBRE DURANTE LA PANDEMIA POR COVID-19 ENTRE JÓVENES CHILENOS

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COVID-19 HAS HAD AN IMPACT ON MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF THE CONTEMPORARY LIFE OF THE YOUNG CHILEAN POPULATION, GENERATING ANXIETY AND UNCERTAINTY, WITH CONSEQUENCES THAT EXTEND TO THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT. OBJECTIVE: TO EXPLORE AND ANALYZE HOW YOUNG PEOPLE FEEL, WHAT THEY DO AND HOW THEY FACE THE 2020 PANDEMIC, FROM A PERSONAL AND FAMILY PERSPECTIVE. METHODOLOGY: THIS ARTICLE PERFORMS BIVARIATE INFERENTIAL STATISTICAL ANALYSES, EXPOSING PROPORTIONS, INDICES AND CONTRAST TESTS. INSTRUMENT: THE DATABASE OF THE SURVEY NATIONAL RADIOGRAPHY OF YOUNG PEOPLE FACING THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY WAS USED. RESULTS: AMONG THE MAIN FINDINGS, WE FOUND A LOW PERCEPTION OF RISK AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, EVIDENCED BY A WIDESPREAD BELIEF THAT ADULTS EXAGGERATE THE CRISIS AND THAT YOUNG PEOPLE CANNOT CATCH COVID-19. AMONG THE MOST COMMON PSYCHOLOGICAL REPERCUSSIONS OF THE CRISIS, THE MOST COMMON WERE CONCERN ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT, FAMILY IMPOVERISHMENT, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FEAR OF LOSING THE SCHOOL YEAR. REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH, THE MOST FREQUENT FEELINGS WERE WORRY, ANGUISH AND FEAR, WHILE BINGE EATING AND INSOMNIA HAVE BECOME WIDESPREAD. CONCLUSIONS: THE HETEROGENEITY AND VARIETY OF THE IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AMONG THE YOUNG POPULATION STAND OUT, A SITUATION THAT REQUIRES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, DIFFERENTIATED AND FOCUSED ON THE MOST AT-RISK POPULATION.
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QUALITY OF LIFE, PANDEMICS, MENTAL HEALTH, COVID-19, ADOLESCENTS, SALUD MENTAL, PANDEMIA, COVID-19, CALIDAD DE VIDA, ADOLESCENCIA
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