TITLE:
Scholar Violence and Mental Health in University Students: An Analysis in the Post-Pandemic Context
AUTHORS:
Alba Luz Robles-Mendoza, Diana Cecilia Tapia-Pancardo, Danae Soriano-Valtierra
KEYWORDS:
University Students, Post-Pandemic, Self-Inflicted Violence, Emotional Care, Self-Care
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.17 No.10,
October
28,
2026
ABSTRACT: Faced with a new reality saturated with online violence, a crisis of values, and mental health disorders, new approaches are needed that prioritize the social, psychological, and cultural development of young people. The commitment to addressing school violence—and in particular, self-harm—is based on the high rates of anxiety, stress, and depression among students aged 17 to 29. The objective of this study is to analyze the emotions associated with this violence in 3090 university students during post-pandemic online classes. A digital questionnaire was applied, and the results were processed using SPSS software to obtain descriptive and analytical statistics. The results show a deterioration in sleep and eating habits, as well as an excessive time spent on social media, and videogames leading to depressive responses and suicidal ideation. It is concluded that emotional education in university communities requires, for the sake of physical, mental, and social health, institutional policies, as well as diagnostic evaluations that prioritize emotional self-care for the sake of common university well-being.