Factores causantes del incremento de estrés en jóvenes entre 18 y 25 años de edad, estudiantes, universitarios y trabajadores de Mc Donald's, a raíz de la pandemia por Covid-19, durante el período 2020-2021 en la ciudad de Quito - Ecuador

Abstract

This research is aimed at determining the causes of increased stress in young people between 18 and 25 years old, students, university students and McDonald's workers, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, during the period 2020-2021 in the city of Quito. -Ecuador. The emergence of the pandemic in 2019 gives way to important changes in the behavior of human beings, therefore, to carry out the research, a type of quantitative and descriptive research is thought where the causes of the increases in stress levels and effects on people's mental health. The hypothesis states that stress levels increase during the pandemic, and refers to the theory of the behavioral psychological approach to understand the changes in the social and individual behavior of the study subject. he results show notable alterations in stress levels due to the need for adaptability to the new normality, resulting in a decrease in work and academic performance.