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La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 ha supuesto un cambio radical en la docencia, acaecido de forma súbita y sin posibilidad de formar adecuadamente a los docentes universitarios. Factores como la situación personal, la formación previa en competencias digitales para la docencia online o el sexo pueden jugar un papel importante en el nivel de estrés percibido por los docentes. El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer cómo afectaron estos factores al estrés percibido por los propios docentes durante un periodo de la pandemia. Mediante una encuesta realizada a través del correo electrónico, se contactó con un total de 123 docentes de diferentes universidades españolas de los que respondieron 96. Los resultados obtenidos permiten establecer una correlación positiva entre el sexo, el número de hijos, el conocimiento previo de sistemas de docencia online y el uso de redes sociales con el estrés percibido por los docentes. Estos hallazgos preliminares podrían servir para establecer protocolos preventivos que ayudaran a mejorar la calidad de vida del docente, y consecuentemente, la calidad de la docencia universitaria en futuras situaciones similares.

Background: The spread of COVID-19 has affected people's daily lives, and the lockdown may have led to a disruption of daily activities and a decrease of people's mental health.Aim: To identify correlates of adults' mental health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium and to assess the role of meaningful activities in particular.Methods: A cross-sectional web survey for assessing mental health (General Health Questionnaire), resilience (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), meaning in activities (Engagement in Meaningful Activities Survey), and demographics was conducted during the first Belgian lockdown between April 24 and May 4, 2020. The lockdown consisted of closing schools, non-essential shops, and recreational settings, employees worked from home or were technically unemployed, and it was forbidden to undertake social activities. Every adult who had access to the internet and lived in Belgium could participate in the survey; respondents were recruited online through social media and e-mails. Hierarchical linear regression was used to identify key correlates.Results: Participants (N = 1781) reported low mental health (M = 14.85/36). In total, 42.4% of the variance in mental health could be explained by variables such as gender, having children, living space, marital status, health condition, and resilience (β = -.33). Loss of meaningful activities was strongly related to mental health (β = -.36) and explained 9% incremental variance (R2 change = .092, p < .001) above control variables.Conclusions: The extent of performing meaningful activities during the COVID-19 lockdown in Belgium was positively related to adults' mental health. Insights from this study can be taken into account during future lockdown measures in case of pandemics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]