Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/54894
Type: Artigo de Periódico
Title: Coping in the covid-19 pandemia: how different resources and strategies can be risk or protective factors to mental health in the brazilian population
Other Titles: Enfrentamento na pandemia de Covid-19: como diferentes recursos e estratégias podem ser fatores de risco ou de proteção à saúde mental da população brasileira
Authors: Fernanda de Oliveira Ferreira
Júlia Beatriz Lopes-Silva
Gustavo Marcelino Siquara
Edi Cristina Manfroi
Patrícia Martins de Freitas
Abstract: Objective:The present study’s objective was to investigate thepandemic’s impact on mental health and identify variables thatcan increase or decrease the chances of stress, anxiety, anddepression, in both a sample with and one without self-reportedmental health issues, in a Brazilian population.Design:a cross-sectional quantitative study. Data were collectedonline in May and June of 2020. Participated 1130 adultsbetween 18–78 years old (mean = 37.46 years, SD = 12.18), from20 Brazilian states, with an average of 58.61 days (SD = 23.2) ofsocial distancing.Main Outcome Measures:Depression, anxiety and stresssymptoms, characterization of social distancing, and Copingstrategies.Results:A significantly higher prevalence of severe depression wasfound in those who practiced social distancing. Multinomial logisticregressions identified the explanatory model with risk andprotection variables to mental health. For the group without aprevious mental health diagnosis, using confrontation (OR= 1.39,CI95%1.23–1.58) and escape strategies (OR= 1.48,CI95%1.19–1.84) increases the odds of presenting severe depression, whilepositive reappraisal (OR= 0.85,IC95%0.78–0.93) and problem-solving (OR= 0.75,CI95%0.63-–0.88) were protective factors. Inthe group with mental disorders, using confrontation (OR= 1.33,CI95%1.10–1.60) and escape strategies (OR= 1.49,CI95%1.12–1.98) were also risk factors for severe depression and no copingprotective factors were found.Conclusions:Problem-solving and positive reappraisal wereprotective strategies that potentially reduced the odds ofpresenting depression and anxiety, but only in people without aprevious mental health diagnosis. Public policies must offerpsychological support to the most vulnerable, as well as orientation based on scientific evidence, aiming at improvingquality of life.
Subject: Estresse psicológico
Depressão
Ansiedade
Adaptação psicológica
Distanciamento físico
language: eng
metadata.dc.publisher.country: Brasil
Publisher: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Publisher Initials: UFMG
metadata.dc.publisher.department: FAF - DEPARTAMENTO DE PSICOLOGIA
Rights: Acesso Aberto
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2021.1897595
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/54894
Issue Date: 2021
metadata.dc.url.externa: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21642850.2021.1897595
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Appears in Collections:Artigo de Periódico



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