Introduction.

The prevalence and relationships of academic stress (AE), personal variables and the presence of stress risk (SR) were identified in a sample of university students during the confinement for COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjets and methods.

In the random sample of 104 students, the levels of AD and RE were explored using the SISCO Inventory and the psychosocial readjustment scale, in addition to some sociodemographic data of interest.

Results.

The levels of AD were moderate (52.9%), mild (45.2%) or profound (1.9%). No statistically significant relationship was found between EA belonging to a certain academic level. There was also no significant relationship between sex and age and stressors, reactions and coping strategies; however, it was found in the relationship between age and reactions to the AE. 57% of the students reported low RE and a significant relationship between academic level and RE and between RE and gender. The minority had simultaneously high RE and deep EA.

Conclusions.

In general, the findings reported on AE and RE mostly coincide with other results published by researchers in times of pandemic. 100% of the students presented AE. Very few simultaneously reported high RE and some level of deep AE. Almost all presented simultaneously moderate and/or mild AD and simultaneously medium/low ER. Social confinement, online teaching, the increased use of social networks and virtual means of instant communication, added conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the mental health of students.

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