The Recreation in Mexican Adolescents During the Confinement by Covid-19

Abstract

In March 2020, the Mexican General Health Council recognized the epidemic as a serious disease and the priority SARS-COV2 (Covid-19) virus. In this vein, preventive measures were established for mitigation and control as the suspension of classes, closing recreation centers, launching national campaign called Safe Distance and Stay Home. The call for confinement has generated an unexpected personal and social impact. All sectors of the population are affected, assume supportive roles, active or passive, homebound coping closure with the silence of the absence of people in the streets, undoubtedly one of the hardest hit are teenagers who by nature are in the search mobilization outside the family, turning their motivation, leisure and dependent friendly relations activities as a source of well-being. This article aims to analyze the recreational activities at home by Mexican adolescents as a media phenomenon during confinement by Covid-19. The methodology corresponds to a non-experimental descriptive explanatory approach, the selection of the sample was probabilistic, consisting of 444 subjects 10 to 17 years, 57.4% women and 42.6% men. The results show that 88.1% have enough free time, recreational activities are most frequently listen to music, sleeping, watching TV, talk, learn something new and exercise. 70.7% are performed by family, and 71% would prefer to perform with friends, colleagues or others.