Psychological Distress in Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty and Social Support

Objective: to analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables, intolerance to uncertainty (INT), social support and psychological distress (i.e., indicators of Common Mental Disorders [CMDs] and perceived stress [PS]) in Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: a cross-sectional study with national coverage, of the web survey type, and conducted with 1,006 Brazilian men during the period of social circulation restriction imposed by the health authorities in Brazil, for suppression of the coronavirus and control of the pandemic. Structural equation modeling analysis was performed. Results: Statistically significant direct effects of race/skin color (λ=0.268; p-value<0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) (λ=0.306; p-value<0.001), household composition (λ=0.281; p-value<0.001), PS (λ=0.513; p-value<0.001) and INT (λ=0.421; p-value<0.001) were evidenced in the occurrence of CMDs. Black-skinned men, with higher SES, living alone and with higher PS and INT levels presented higher prevalence values of CMDs. Conclusions: high levels of PS and INT were the factors that presented the strongest associations with the occurrence of CMDs among the men. It is necessary to implement actions to reduce the stress-generating sources, as well as to promote an increase in resilience and the development of intrinsic reinforcements to deal with uncertain threats..

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Preprint

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Preprints.org - (2022) vom: 05. Jan. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2022

Sprache:

Englisch

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de Sousa, Anderson Reis [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira, Jules Ramon Brito [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, Waandererson Carneiro [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Milena Bitencourt [VerfasserIn]
de Carvalho, Herica Emilia Félix [VerfasserIn]
Almeida, Éric Santos [VerfasserIn]
Florencio, Raíssa Millena Silva [VerfasserIn]
de Queiroz, Aline Macêdo [VerfasserIn]
Merces, Magno Conceição das [VerfasserIn]
Mota, Tilson Nunes [VerfasserIn]
Araújo, Isabella Félix Meira [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Josielson Costa da [VerfasserIn]
dos Santos, Sélton Diniz [VerfasserIn]
Camargo, Emerson Lucas Silva [VerfasserIn]
Lourenção, Luciano Garcia [VerfasserIn]
Silva, Richardson [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Evanilda Souza de Santana [VerfasserIn]
Lua, Iracema [VerfasserIn]
Barros, Sônia [VerfasserIn]
de Araújo, Tânia Maria [VerfasserIn]
Oliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira De [VerfasserIn]
Pereira, Álvaro [VerfasserIn]
Abreu, Wilson [VerfasserIn]
Sequeira, Carlos Alberto [VerfasserIn]

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Medicine & Pharmacology

doi:

10.20944/preprints202111.0442.v1

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