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Título
Factors predicting mental health in youth during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Spain
Año del Documento
2023
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
BMC Psychology, 2023, vol. 11, n. 1, 317.
Résumé
Background The first COVID-19 lockdown decreed in Spain by the government resulted in a significant disruption
in the daily lives of youth that may have affected their mental health. The aim of this study was to identify factors that
influenced youth mental health during this period. Methods: Between March and May 2020, a sample of 1205 youths
(age range 18–24 years) from across Spain completed a questionnaire that assessed sociodemographic, mental
health, loneliness, coping with humour and healthy habits. Data were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling.
Results The proposed model showed good fit values, and significant variables explained 37% of mental health.
loneliness, coping humour, healthy and unhealthy habits, and gender significantly predicted youth mental health.
Conclusions The consequences of the pandemic and confinement derived from COVID-19 seemed to be especially
severe for youth, increasing their mental health vulnerability. It is recommended that evaluating the long-term effects
of confinement on this population, the mental health needs they may have and the support resources that would
help meet them in situations of isolation, paying special attention to females.
Palabras Clave
COVID-19, Lockdown, Mental health, Risk factors, Protective factors
Revisión por pares
SI
Version del Editor
Idioma
eng
Tipo de versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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