COVID-19 anxiety, psychological well-being and preventive behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean: relationships and explanatory model

• Autores: Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás; Tomás, José M.; Valencia, Pablo D.; Ventura León, José; Vilca, Lindsey W.; Carabajal León, Carlos; Reyes Bossio, Mario; White, Michel; Rojas Jara, Claudio; Polanco Carrasco, Roberto; Gallegos, Miguel; Cervigni, Mauricio; Martino, Pablo Luis; Palacios, Diego Alejandro; Moreta Herrera, Rodrigo; Samaniego Pinho, Antonio; Lobos Rivera, Marlon Elías; Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés; Puerta Cortés, Diana Ximena; Corrales Reyes, Ibraín Enrique; Calderón, Raymundo; Tapia, Bismarck Pinto; Ferrari, Ilka Franco; Flores Mendoza, Cármen; Vivanco Vidal, Andrea; Saroli Araníbar, Daniela
• Año de publicación: 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: COVID-19; COVID-19 ANXIETY; LATIN AMERICA; PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS; WELLBEING
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

This study assesses the relationship between COVID-19 anxiety and subjective well-being in terms of the mediating role of COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Additionally, the contribution of sociodemographic factors (sex and age) and risk perception on COVID-19 anxiety and its potential measurement invariance was tested in 5655 participants from 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. A mixture of both latent and observable variables were analyzed using a system of structural equations. The Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS), Preventive COVID-19 Infection Behaviors Scale (PCIBS) and single-item measures were used to assess the perceived probability of death, perceived severity and concern about transmitting COVID-19. The results indicated that there is a significant and relevant direct effect of COVID-19 anxiety on participants' well-being. Furthermore, COVID-19 anxiety significantly predicted both preventive behavior (β =.29, p <.01) and well-being (β = –.32, p <.01). The effects of COVID anxiety and preventive behavior explained 9.8% of the variance in well-being (R-square =.098); whereas, 8.4% of the variance in preventive behavior was associated with COVID anxiety (R-square =.084). Likewise, perceived likelihood of death from COVID, perceived severity of COVID, and concerns about COVID transmission were positively related to anxiety. Age was negatively related to anxiety, with men being less anxious than women. The results are invariant by country, i.e., the broad relationships found in the combined sample are also present in each individual country. The findings indicate that, although the exact relationships between variables may vary between countries, there are enough similarities to provide useful information about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in each of the countries included in the study.
Fil: Caycho Rodríguez, Tomás. Universidad Privada del Norte; Perú
Fil: Tomás, José M.. Universidad de Valencia; España
Fil: Valencia, Pablo D.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Ventura León, José. Universidad Privada del Norte; Perú
Fil: Vilca, Lindsey W.. Universidad Norbert Wiener; Perú
Fil: Carabajal León, Carlos. Universidad Privada del Norte; Perú
Fil: Reyes Bossio, Mario. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Perú
Fil: White, Michel. Universidad Peruana Unión; Perú
Fil: Rojas Jara, Claudio. Universidad Católica de Maule; Chile
Fil: Polanco Carrasco, Roberto. Cuadernos de Neuropsicología; Chile
Fil: Gallegos, Miguel. Universidad Católica de Maule; Chile
Fil: Cervigni, Mauricio. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Psicología. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigación En Neurociencias de Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Martino, Pablo Luis. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Psicología. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología. Centro de Investigación En Neurociencias de Rosario; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Luis. Facultad de Psicología. Departamento Formación Basica. Laboratorio de Ciencias de Comportamiento; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Palacios, Diego Alejandro. Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala; Guatemala
Fil: Moreta Herrera, Rodrigo. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador; Ecuador
Fil: Samaniego Pinho, Antonio. Universidad Nacional de Asunción; Paraguay
Fil: Lobos Rivera, Marlon Elías. Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador; El Salvador
Fil: Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés. Instituto Alfred Adler Uruguay; Uruguay
Fil: Puerta Cortés, Diana Ximena. Universidad de Ibague; Colombia
Fil: Corrales Reyes, Ibraín Enrique. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Granma; Cuba
Fil: Calderón, Raymundo. Universidad del Valle de México; México
Fil: Tapia, Bismarck Pinto. Universidad Católica Boliviana San Pablo; Bolivia
Fil: Ferrari, Ilka Franco. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais; Brasil
Fil: Flores Mendoza, Cármen. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil
Fil: Vivanco Vidal, Andrea. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Perú
Fil: Saroli Araníbar, Daniela. Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Perú