Repercusiones generadas por el machismo en la salud mental de estudiantes universitarias.

Abstract

The following investigation was carried out in order to identify the repercussions generated by machismo in the mental health of the students of the Civil Engineering Program of the University of Pamplona; through a mixed investigation that allows the recognition by the woman of healthy and unhealthy relationships. Developed by means of a mixed study, with a sequential exploratory design (DEXPLOS), with 10 female participants, who belong to the Civil Engineering program and study the subjects 1 and 2 registered in the Academic Pensum in the 5th and 6th semester °. The information was investigated through a semi-structured interview, the Gender Ideology Scale and the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). Finding that machismo in different contexts affects the state of mental health of women, thus generating stress way, low self-esteem, feelings of worthlessness, loss of autonomy, self-confidence and self-efficacy thrust into the setting and meeting personal goals In addition, these can be triggers for possible psychopathologies as indicated in the theoretical body.