Covid-19 Emergency: reorienting prevention programs through research data

Abstract

In the context of the Covid 19 pandemic, a qualitative longitudinal study was conducted to re-orientate the programs
for prevention of deviant behavior. Objectives: 1. to analyze emotional life skills, with particular attention to the emotional management 2. To typify the reactions of the interviewees through the concept of "resilience". Methodology: the study involved 55 people who filled in a diary for three times, in the period between May and September 2020. Results: 1. women and young people experience greater difficulties in terms of emotional management; 2. four reactions to the stress condition generated by the pandemic are identified: transformative resilience, conservative resilience, externalizing reaction and internal reaction. A more precise targeting of interventions to promote life skills is recommended, considering the new emerging vulnerabilities and growing social inequalities.