Del Savio A A, Galantini K, Pachas A
Civil Engineering Program, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru.
Architecture Program, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Peru.
Heliyon. 2022 May 25;8(5):e09504. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09504. eCollection 2022 May.
Dropout has always been a concerning issue within higher education. This research explores the relationship between mental health-related problems and undergraduate students' dropout rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic and within a civil engineering program. The study is quantitative descriptive, with a non-experimental and longitudinal design. Results show that the dropout rates of civil engineering students from a private university have increased, comparing before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily due to mental health-related problems. Three strong tendencies within these rates have been detected, directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was concluded that undergraduate students' mental health had been undermined due to the pandemics, which has had an immediate impact on the increase of dropout rates.
辍学问题一直是高等教育中令人担忧的问题。本研究探讨了在新冠疫情期间以及在土木工程专业中，与心理健康相关的问题和本科生辍学率之间的关系。该研究采用定量描述性研究方法，具有非实验性和纵向设计。结果表明，与新冠疫情之前相比，一所私立大学土木工程专业学生的辍学率有所上升，主要原因是与心理健康相关的问题。在这些辍学率中发现了三种与新冠疫情直接相关的强烈趋势。研究得出结论，疫情破坏了本科生的心理健康，这对辍学率的上升产生了直接影响。
