Vulnerability Factors for Psychological Suffering during Social Distancing

• Autor(a) principal: Dalcin, Laura Reichert
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Neto, João Leite Ferreira, Guzella, Marcelo dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng; por
• Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Online)
• Texto Completo: http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/ptp/article/view/14194
• topic: Covid-19; social isolation; mental health; social media; socioeconomic factors; Covid-19; aislamiento social; salud mental; redes sociales; factores socio-económicos; Covid-19; isolamento social; saúde mental; mídias sociais; fatores socioeconômicos

Social distancing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has had several effects on the mental health of Brazilians. With this in mind, we sought to identify determinants of greater vulnerability to psychological suffering during social distancing. We evaluated the responses of 566 Brazilians to an electronic questionnaire developed on Google Forms, finding Spearman correlations, an adequate nonparametric test, among the variables of interest. The most relevant factors were reduced income and age, financial losses during the pandemic, increased use of social media, a more frequent Covid-19 news consumption, and excessive workload at home. All of these aspects are related to an increase in stress, anxiety, and depressed mood. These results can support mental health care strategies during situations like the pandemic.