Mental health inequalities increase as a function of COVID-19 pandemic severity levels
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10835/14460
DOI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953621006079?via%3Dihub
DOI: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953621006079?via%3Dihub
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2021-09Abstract
Rationale
Current evidence suggests that mental health across the globe has suffered significantly during the COVID-19 global pandemic, and that disadvantaged communities are suffering these impacts more acutely. Lower income, female gender, and younger age have all been associated with worse psychopathology during COVID-19.
Objective and methods
The goal of this study was to determine whether these disparities are more pronounced in places where the pandemic is more severe. We analyzed self-report data and objective metrics from a large global sample (N = 11,227) in order to test the hypothesis that country-level severity of COVID-19 moderates the relationship between the target demographic variables (Subjective SES, gender and age) and psychopathology indicators.
Results
Severity of the pandemic emerged as a significant moderator of the relationship between these demographic variables and mental health outcomes. This pattern was extremely consistent for Subjective SES and ge...
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psicología
salud mental
covid-19