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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 CONFINEMENT ON THE BEHAVIOR OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF PUYO

Abstract:

COVID-19, due to its speed of transmission and severity of symptoms, had a high mortality rate, especially in its early stages. Consequently, all countries decreed mandatory confinement to reduce the impact of contagion on people. This situation also caused psychosocial effects, especially in adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the influence of confinement on the change of behavior of the youth population of the city of Puyo, for which field research was carried out to analyze the object of study, through the application of surveys to adolescents and interviews to psychology professionals to obtain relevant information. The results show a moderate modification of the behavior of the vast majority of young people, bringing psychological disorders such as stress, depression and anxiety, mainly caused by social isolation; however, despite the adverse circumstances, they developed Resilience.