Influencia de la ansiedad en la crisis vocacional de estudiantes universitarios.

Abstract

This research work addressed the topic of the influence of anxiety on the vocational crisis of university students, which proved to be of great importance given the high recurrence of this distress in the academic environment. The main objective was to analyze the influence of anxiety on the vocational crisis in this population. For its development, a qualitative approach was used through the application of semi-structured interviews to four study groups: currently enrolled students, those who had an academic pause, those who dropped out of the major, and professionals in Student Pedagogical Counseling (APE) and psychological counseling. The results demonstrated that the academic environment and family expectations presented themselves as pressures, generating an internal conflict. According to the participants' experiences, it was found that anxiety manifested in physical responses and academic blocks related to the elaboration of ideas that affected performance, leading students to isolate themselves. Furthermore, from the professionals' perspective, the vocational crisis was evidenced by frequent absences and failure to complete tasks, thus concealing distress regarding their professional future. Finally, it was proven that anxiety had a significant influence, acting as a factor that accompanied and aggravated the vocational crisis, reinforcing each other. Therefore, it is crucial to promote and disseminate more clinical listening spaces in universities to address the emotional distress of young adults, beyond focusing solely on academic evaluation.