How did Different Generations Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic?early Stages of the Pandemic in Spain

  1. Ania Justo-Alonso 1
  2. Ana García-Dantas 2
  3. Ana Isabel González-Vázquez 3
  4. Milagrosa Sánchez-Martín 4
  5. Lucía del Río-Casanova 5
  1. 1 Imaya Medical Institute (Vigo)
  2. 2 SAMU Wellness Psychiatric Hospital (Sevilla)
  3. 3 A Coruña University Hospital (A Coruña)
  4. 4 Universidad Loyola Andalucía (Sevilla)
  5. 5 Universidad Santiago de Compostela
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Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 32

Issue: 4

Pages: 490-500

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2020.168 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Antecedentes: la Organización Mundial de la Salud ha destacado la importancia de estudiar sus consecuencias sobre la salud mental de la COVID-19. Esta investigación estudia el papel de la edad sobre las respuestas psicológicas tempranas a la pandemia. Método: se realizó una encuesta online en la población adulta de España durante la cuarentena. Las variables sociodemofráficas, de salud y conductuales fueron estudiadas en 5 grupos de edad. El estado mental se estudió a través del DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale) y el impacto psicológico a través del IES-R (Impact of Event Scale-Revised). Resultados: 3.524 participantes fueron incluidos (Medad = 39.24, DTedad = 12.00). Los participantes entre 18 y 33 se mostraban más hiperactivados, evitativos, ansiosos, deprimidos y estresados. Aquellos entre 26 y 33 años presentaban más intrusión. Los participantes entre 18 y 25 años dormían peor, presentaban más claustrofobia y somatizaciones, mayores dificultades para mantener rutinas, mientras que los mayores presentaban mejores respuestas en general. Conclusiones: este estudio indica que la población española más joven se ha visto más afectada por las consecuencias psicológicas de la pandemia. Algunas de las diferencias en conductas y preocupaciones que dependieron de la edad deberían tenerse en cuenta para elaborar estrategias de intervención.

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