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Antecedentes: En el año 2019, las escuelas cerraron de forma presencial como medida de contención ante la pandemia del COVID-19, lo que implicó un cambio en los procesos tradicionales de educación y socialización entre los adolescentes. Objetivo: Identificar experiencias emocionales negativas en estudiantes de tres comunas vulnerables de Región Metropolitana de Chile durante este periodo. Método: 3.570 estudiantes de 10 a 18 años pertenecientes a 50 establecimientos educacionales públicos completaron un instrumento online de evaluación de condiciones socioemocionales. El promedio de edad fue de 12,65 (D.E=1,90) y el 52,5% se identificó con el género masculino. Se analizaron los datos a través de la prueba χ y Análisis de Clases Latentes. Resultados: Las emociones más experimentadas fueron la soledad y el miedo. La menos frecuente fue el aburrimiento. Se encontraron cuatro tipos de experiencias emocionales: (1) la experiencia de soledad (7%); (2) la experiencia combinada de preocupación, miedo y soledad (35,4%); (3) la experiencia generalizada de emociones negativas (9,6%) y (4) la experiencia de baja emocionalidad negativa (48,1%).Conclusiones: Los estudiantes presentan cuatro tipos de experiencias emocionales, tres de las cuales podrían alertar de un posible problema de salud mental. Estos datos deben tenerse en cuenta al planificar la respuesta sanitaria a corto y largo plazo.

The study sought to identify family conditions and school actions associated with academic self-efficacy and emotional well-being of adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile. School closures are likely to have affected students' sense of academic efficacy and emotional well-being by removing support factors such as teacher and peer support for both academic and social tasks. At the same time, family stressors caused by the pandemic are also likely to have affected children. Data were collected by a Chilean school district about the family conditions and well-being of 5th-12th-grade students (N = 1,941) during lockdown. Exploratory factor analysis and latent profile analysis were applied to parents' and students' reports about family processes and material conditions. Family profiles and school responses to lockdown were used to predict students' academic self-efficacy and emotions. Family profiles were mainly differentiated by parenting processes, material conditions, and parenting stress. Regression analyses showed that the family profile predicted students' negative emotions and low self-efficacy. Specifically, children of families with higher scores in all dimensions were less at risk of reporting low academic self-efficacy and negative emotions, but the two average profileswith high and low stress-were not different in this regard. Student gender and age were predictors of negative emotions but not self-efficacy. In contrast to family factors, school actions during the pandemic did not predict academic self-efficacy and well-being. Results suggest that family processes continue to be relevant beyond early infancy. Implications for the targeting of policies to support parenting are discussed. Impact and ImplicationsResults show that adolescents who received more help with homework at home, as well as those in families with better communication, a more organized household, and better material resources, had better academic self-efficacy and fewer negative emotions during the pandemic. These results highlight that parenting is relevant for children's school adjustment and emotional well-being beyond early infancy. Schools should capitalize on existing resources and programs-such as the Chilean national student well-being program or the mandatory presence of a psychologist in every public school-to offer training in parenting skills beyond puberty on topics relevant to this age range, such as how to support schoolwork beyond academic content (e.g., helping with time management or organization); how to emotionally support their teen (e.g., active listening without judging); or how to implement positive discipline. This training should go beyond one-time talks by experts, and instead, provide opportunities for skill development through sustained active learning experiences offered by the schools.

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