Afrontamiento docente en tiempos de COVID-19

Abstract

INTRODUCTION. People live every day in the world of work in situations that can be stressful and conflictive. This leads people to develop certain thoughts or actions to eliminate external stressors or mitigate their effects. In times of pandemic, the coping strategies developed by people have been crucial to position themselves in the face of the crisis and coping the situation. OBJECTIVE. The objective of this study is to research the coping strategies used by teachers in the face of the challenge presented by virtual teaching in a situation of social confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020. METHOD. We worked with an intentional sample of teachers and directors (n=777) of institutions of different educational levels in Mendoza, Argentina. The Brief COPE-28 psychometric test on coping strategies was applied and other sociodemographic variables were evaluated. RESULTS. The results indicate that in the face of the crisis situation, an effective or functional coping style predominates, through the use of active coping strategies, acceptance, planning and positive reinterpretation, among the most indicated. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS. The results obtained encourage further investigation of the complex educational consequences that occurred during this pandemic. In turn, they invite the generation of new intervention actions aimed at strengthening effective strategies that mitigate the impact of emerging psychosocial risks.