Knowledge about COVID-19, coping and resilience in Mexican women: comparison by stress levels

Background: The psychosocial effects derived from the COVID-19 pandemic have represented a challenge for the population worldwide. Stress is a frequent problem reported by women, impacting the strategies they use to deal with problems in daily life and their ability to recover from this critical phe...

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Autores: Becerra Gálvez, Ana Leticia, Pérez-Ortiz, Alejandro, Pérez-Bautista, Yuma Yoaly, Lugo-González, Isaías Vicente, Franco-Moreno, América Genevra, Medina-Jiménez, Erick Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica
Repositorio:Interacciones
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.ejournals.host:article/249
Acceso en línea:https://revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/249
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COVID-19
afrontamiento
resiliencia
estrés
mujeres
coping
resilience
women
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Sumario:Background: The psychosocial effects derived from the COVID-19 pandemic have represented a challenge for the population worldwide. Stress is a frequent problem reported by women, impacting the strategies they use to deal with problems in daily life and their ability to recover from this critical phenomenon. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between stress levels, knowledge about COVID -19, ways of coping, and resilience in women. Method: A non-experimental, cross-sectional, and correlational study was carried out in a group of 386 Mexican women through a format that was distributed on social networks. Results: The data suggest that the higher the level of knowledge about COVID-19, the greater the perceived stress. High stress is positively and statistically significantly related to coping style, denial (r = .245; q = .20) and cognitive-reflective analysis (r = .303; q= .21). Low levels of stress are negatively and statistically significantly associated with a weak effect size with factors like social competence (r= -.198; q= .11) and family support (r = -. 227; q = .16). Conclusion: Stress affects women considerably due to work overload and interpersonal factors. This study offers the possibility of knowing the emotional state of women in times of COVID-19.