Emotional perception of COVID-19 and mandatory social isolation

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https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2022.v30n1.2519

Abstract

 The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has been an unexpected experience for the world at large. In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) disease a pandemic. Worldwide, strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic have included social distance and isolation, measures also adopted in Peru. The general aim of the present study is to determine the characteristics of emotional perception in adults towards COVID-19 and mandatory social isolation. This is a comparative-descriptive research study. The sample consisted of 1207 adults. The instrument used was a 31-item closed-ended descriptive survey, including multiple options, reviewed by peers, and designed by the researchers. It was disseminated through the CAWI system. The most important results regarding the emotional perception of the experiences with COVID-19 are as follows: 54% admitted experiencing mostly fear, 27% felt turmoil, and 18% experienced sadness. The following were found in relation to mandatory social isolation (ASO, by its acronym in Spanish): fear was experienced by 37%, sadness by 21% and anger by 4% of respondents. The psychosocial reasons for the perceived differences toward the threat of the virus belonged to the following aspects: healthcare, possibility of contagion and death. Finally, respondents pre­dominantly visualized changes in their future lives, having to come to terms with coexisting with the virus.

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Author Biographies

Martha Lenti Canepa, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Perú

Licenciada en Psicología por la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Magister en el modelo Sistémico por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona. Doctoranda en la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón.  Segunda especialidad  en  Docencia  universitaria  por  la  Universidad  Ricardo  Palma.  Terapeuta en familias  y  parejas.  Conciliadora extrajudicial,  especializada  en  temas  de  familia.  Autora de  recensiones  y  artículos publicados en  diversas revistas. Docente de la facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Directora de la Escuela de Psicología y Humanidades de UNIFE.

Jenny Quezada Zevallos, Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Perú

Licenciada en Psicología por la Pontificia Universidad católica del Perú. Magister en psicología por la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Doctoranda en psicología, en la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Coautora de los libros: Habilidades Cognitivas y Estilos de Aprendizaje. Estudio Comparativo en menores en crisis en situación de institucionalizados y menores en situación social estable (2001); Estandarización de pruebas psicológicas: Áreas cognitiva y de personalidad. Coord. (2003), Estrategias para desarrollar habilidades cognitivas básicas (2004), Baremos de pruebas psicológicas: Niños y adolescentes. Coord. (2013). Autora del libro: Resúmenes de las tesis de psicología 1969 – 2008. (2009). Docente investigador en la Facultad de Psicología y Humanidades de la UNIFE.

Published

2022-06-18

How to Cite

Lenti Canepa, M., & Quezada Zevallos, J. (2022). Emotional perception of COVID-19 and mandatory social isolation. Avances En Psicología, 30(1), e2519. https://doi.org/10.33539/avpsicol.2022.v30n1.2519