Mental health of university students in Mozambique: experiences from a ronde conversation

• Autor(a) principal: Machado, Ana Cláudia Almeida
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Joaquim Guambe, Augusto, Polejack, Larissa, Fleury Seidl, Eliane Maria, Saloio Mazuze, Bento Daniel, Facas, Emílio Peres
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Trabalho (En)Cena
• Texto Completo: https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/encena/article/view/7597
• topic: Roda de conversa; Estudantes universitários; Saúde mental; Psicodinâmica do Trabalho.

This paper presents an experience report from 2018 at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, a Mozambican public university located in the capital Maputo. This text is about a round conversation which took place with psychology students, and the aim of this activity was to discuss aspects involving mental health in the university context. Approximately 20 students of both sexes, aged between 20 and 30 years old took part of the activity, which allowed students to share aspects related to university life that impacted well-being and discomfort in the academic context. Among them, interpersonal issues stand out, especially regarding the relationship between colleagues; administrative issues; and structural problems concerning the physical environment. Positive and negative aspects were mentioned in the speeches. The round conversation technique provided greater interaction between students, stimulated empathy among colleagues, and allowed the group to elaborate new ways of solving the common problems. It also provided them to share ideas concerning relationship between students and teachers, and about the improvement of aspects related to the physical structure of the university, dues their relevance to improve well-being experiences.