Tensions in the daily life of university students: a study in three universities of Quindío

Abstract

Over time, the access of young people to the university has been greater; however, a series of fac-tors can cause students to experience tensions during this transit that influence their overall health. Therefore, knowing what are the tensions that students experience in the university context constitu-tes a starting point for their well-being. A qualitative research with a phenomenological design was carried out, through focus groups and semi-structured interviews. The categorization was carried out with the IRaMuTeQ Software and its analysis using the content analysis technique. It was found that support networks can become agents of tension: family network, expectations regarding academic performance; social network, need to fit in and establish relationships, and university network, met-hodologies of some professors and lack of knowledge of infrastructure.