Predictor variables of mental health in the Spanish population confined by COVID-19
Background: Drastic changes in the lifestyle of individuals have been caused by coronarivus SARS-CoV-2 with lethal effects associated with COVID-19, which acts as a stressor for the populationwith adverse effects onmental health status. The aim was to identify which sociodemographic variables and ps...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Jaén |
| Repositório: | RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/6747 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.2515 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/brb3.2515 https://hdl.handle.net/10953/6747 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | COVID-19 hope mental health pandemic self-efficacy 6103.07 6105.99 (Evaluación adultos jóvenes 6111.04 |
| Resumo: | Background: Drastic changes in the lifestyle of individuals have been caused by coronarivus SARS-CoV-2 with lethal effects associated with COVID-19, which acts as a stressor for the populationwith adverse effects onmental health status. The aim was to identify which sociodemographic variables and psychological factors predict psychological disorders in the general Spanish population. Methods: The sample consisted of 699 people exposed to a confinement situation, where 402 (57.51%) were women and 297 (42.49%) were men, between 18 and 73 years old (M= 27.79; SD = 12.68). Different sociodemographic and psychological variables were assessed to see if they predicted levels of anxiety and depression. Results: The results identify the predictive capacity of some sociodemographic risk variables such as sex (β = .144; IC95% = 1.341–3.376) and living with people who are ill with COVID-19 (β = .088; IC95% = 1.157–6.785), as well as protective factors such as self-efficacy (β = −.126; IC95% = −0.282–0.066) and hope (β = −.429; IC95%=−0.591–0.408) in mental health. In predicting anxiety levels, self-efficacy and hope are protective factors, especially when living with people in essential services. In levels of depression, only hope is considered a protective factor in people living with patients infected by COVID-19. Conclusions: This study is the first to advance in the understanding of sociodemographic and psychological variables in a Spanish sample subjected to the stressful and traumatic effects of the SARS-CoV-2 viral agent. |
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