Variables relacionadas al estrés percibido durante el aislamiento por COVID-19 en Argentina

Abstract

The pandemic caused by COVID-19 impacts psychological health, significantly increasing the levels of perceived stress. OBJECTIVE: First, we analyze the relationship between sociodemographic variables, dependents, risk population (or had someone close who belonged) and perceived stress during the pandemic, in Argentinean residents between 18 and 85 years old. Second, we explore those relationships during the periods of Preventive and Compulsory Social Isolation (ASPO, acronym in Spanish) decreed by the government of Argentina. METHOD: The sample consisted of 5512 people who completed the COVIDiSTRESS survey between April 1st and June 7th. RESULTS: The higher levels of stress were perceived by the youngest, the women, the unemployed, those with low educational levels, who had dependents and who belonged to the risk population (or had someone close who belonged). In periods 2 and 3 of the ASPO, we found specific relationships between perceived stress and some sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSSIONS: We discussthe results in the light of previous evidence and explain their implication in the field of mental health.