Socio-Demographic Variables, Fear of COVID-19, Anxiety, and Depression: Prevalence, Relationships and Explanatory Model in the General Population of Seven Latin American Countries

Frontiers in Psychology

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Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera¹  Marlon Elías Lobos-Rivera²  Edgardo René Chacón-Andrade²  Perla del Carpio³  Yazmín Quintero³  Erika Robles⁴  Macerlo Panza Lombardo⁵  Olivia Gamarra Recalde⁶  Andrés Buschiazzo Figares⁷  Michael White⁸  Carmen Burgos Videla⁹  Mauricio Cervigni¹⁰  Pablo Martino¹⁰  Miguel Gallegos¹¹  Lindsey W. Vilca¹²  José M. Tomás¹³  Carlos Carbajal-León¹⁵  Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez¹⁵  Ignacio Barés¹⁶  Manuel Calandra¹⁶  Claudio López-Calle¹⁷  César Armando Rey Anacona¹⁸ 

[1] 0Escuela de Psicología, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador;

[2] 1Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador, San Salvador, El Salvador;

[3] 2Department of Social Studies, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico;

[4] 3Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University Autonomous of the State of Mexico, Toluca, Mexico;

[5] 4Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Nacional del Este, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay;

[6] 5Sensorium, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay;

[7] 6Centro de Estudios Adlerianos, Montevideo, Uruguay;

[8] 7Dirección General de Investigación, Peruvian Union University, Lima, Peru;

[9] 8Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Educación, Universidad de Atacama, Copiapó, Chile;

[10] Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud y del Comportamiento, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina;

[11] Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina;

[12] Departamento de Psicología, Peruvian Union University, Lima, Peru;

[13] Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain;

[14] Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Catholic University of the Maule, Maule, Chile;

[15] Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada del Norte, Trujillo, Peru;

[16] Facultad de Psicología, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina;

[17] Facultad de Psicología, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador;

[18] School of Psychology, Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia, Tunja, Colombia;

关键词: anxiety;    depression;    fear of COVID-19;    Latin America;    socio-demographic;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.695989

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic has gravely impacted Latin America. A model was tested that evaluated the contribution of socio-demographic factors and fear of COVID-19 on anxiety and depression in samples of residents in seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, and El Salvador). A total of 4,881 individuals, selected by convenience sampling, participated in the study. Moderate and severe levels of depressive symptoms and anxiety were identified, as well as a moderate average level of fear of COVID-19. In addition, it was observed that about a quarter of the participants presented symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and a major depressive episode. Fear of COVID-19 significantly and positively predicted anxiety and depressive symptoms, whereas the effects of socio-demographic variables are generally low [χ2(287) = 5936.96, p < 0.001; RMSEA = 0.064 [0.062, 0.065]; CFI = 0.947; and SRMR = 0.050]. This suggests the need for the implementation of preventive actions in the general population of these countries, with the aim of reducing the prevalence of depressive, anxious and fearful symptoms related to COVID-19.

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