Condições emocionais de estudantes universitários do interior de Minas Gerais

Abstract

The adaptation to the university is experienced in different ways by the students, who can face this process in a more positive or negative way. Both forms reflect on their quality of life, but the university student with the greatest repertoire to face adversity will tend to deal better with the academic environment. Thus, the general objective of the dissertation was investigated as health conditions of students of Human Sciences and Health Sciences of Federal Institutions of Higher Education (FIHE) in the interior of Minas Gerais, evaluating the effectiveness of quality of life, resilience and academic experiences as protective factors to the health of scholars. This objective was achieved through two empirical and quantitative studies. Study 1 aimed to verify whether the profile, lifestyle and academic experiences influence the resilience of students in the health area of three FIHE in the interior of Minas Gerais. 361 undergraduate students participated in the study, who answered a sociodemographic and lifestyle questionnaire, the Resilience Scale and the Academic Experiences Questionnaire - Short Version. The collection was performed online and the data were descriptive and correlational. The results showed a good level of resilience in most university students and indicated important correlations between resilience and the student's undergraduate course, the period studied, being in a psychotherapeutic process and positively evaluating their own health. Relationships between resilience and all dimensions of academic experiences were also found. Study 2 aimed to assess the factors associated with the quality of life of university students, making a comparison between students in the areas of Humanities and Health. The 214 students who participated in the survey responded to the instruments already mentioned, with the addition of the World Health Organization Quality of Life - Bref and the Social Support Satisfaction Scale. The collection was performed online and descriptive analyzes, Spearman's correlation, chi-square and logistic regression were conducted. The results indicated that the majority of the sample presented a good level of quality of life and pointed out that sex, income, housing, financial aid from the institution, psychotherapy, health perception, resilience and the Personal, Interpersonal, Career and Institutional dimensions of academic experiences were factors associated with higher quality of life. In addition, it was found that the area of concentration of the course had an effect on the variables work, belief, psychotherapy and general quality of life. Thus, it is considered that studies have identified important relationships to favor academic success, in addition to contributing to the advancement of the discussion on the theme 11 by showing the relevance of investigating the emotional conditions of undergraduates, especially the factors that protect the quality of life. that public's life. It is suggested to carry out further investigations in order to better understand the reality of university students, driving the development of interventions aimed at promoting quality of life and resilient strategies in institutions across the country.