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. 2022;41(11):7482-7492.
doi: 10.1007/s12144-020-01322-x. Epub 2021 Jan 3.

Socio-ecological determinants of distress in Filipino adults during COVID-19 crisis

John Jamir Benzon R Aruta  1
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Socio-ecological determinants of distress in Filipino adults during COVID-19 crisis

John Jamir Benzon R Aruta. Curr Psychol. 2022.

Abstract

The present study examined the socio-ecological factors that influenced psychological distress (combined index of depression and anxiety symptoms) among Filipino adults during the COVID-19 crisis. The study involved 401 adult participants currently residing in the Philippines. Data were collected using a self-reported online questionnaire administered to the participants. Findings revealed that one individual level factor, such as individual resilience, and two family level factors, such as safety at home and being a parent, negatively influenced psychological distress. On the other hand, a family level factor, family's financial difficulties, positively predicted psychological distress. Societal level factor such as national resilience, but not the community level factor, community resilience, positively predicted psychological distress in Filipino adults. Findings identified individual resilience, national resilience, and financial difficulties as the strongest predictors of psychological distress among Filipino adults during the COVID-19 crisis. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19; Filipinos; Psychological distress; Socio-ecological factors.

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Conflict of InterestThe author/s claimed no conflict of interest in the present study.

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