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Soler Gómez, P. C., Moctezuma Rosas, L., & Sánchez de la Luz, E. S. (2025). Risk factors in the health of students at the Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa. Saluta, 1(11), 24–36. https://doi.org/10.37594/saluta.v1i11.1534
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Abstract

The present work corresponds to the result of an intervention carried out by the Psychological Health Services Unit of the Faculty of Psychology Xalapa region of the Veraucruzana University with the participation of two students who carried out their social service in said unit in the planning, implementation and writing. The objective was to describe the protective factors of the mental health of undergraduate students of the programs: Clinical Chemistry, Dentistry, Contemporary Dance, Development of human talent in organizations and Industrial Relations, who after two years of having the online school experience As a response measure to the health contingency caused by COVID-19, they have presented manifestations associated with the deterioration of emotional, social, cognitive and behavioral aspects. The research was carried out from a participatory action research model with a qualitative non-experimental transversal approach, with the participation of 168 students, between 18 and 22 years old. The results of this intervention will allow us to monitor possible effects on the mental health of students as a result of the stress caused by the school experience during the pandemic.

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