ESTRÉS EMOCIONAL DEBIDO AL AISLAMIENTO SOCIAL POR LA PANDEMIA COVID-19 EN PADRES DE FAMILIAS VULNERABLES

Abstract

In the present work, the relationship between emotional stress and social isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic in parents of vulnerable families of the “San José" de las Colina community of the Portoviejo-Ecuador canton is determined, the methodology used in the research is from a descriptive, quantitative approach, as well as bibliographic, descriptive and deductive methods, the perceived stress questionnaire-CEP- was applied. psychological evaluation instrument where 10 parents of families participated, and a semi-structured interview prepared by the authors was carried out, the results showed that social isolation is strongly related to emotional stress causing a negative emotional impact on families because it is observed that Feelings of loneliness, frustration, fear and uncertainty, despair prevail, and above all the emotional tension caused in them by the pandemic, additionally it was found that distancing and social isolation are preventive measures produced due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic , which have brought serious consequences for both physical and mental health of people.