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Psychological Distress in Men during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: The Role of the Sociodemographic Variables, Uncertainty, and Social Support
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Objective: To analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables, intolerance
to uncertainty (INT), social support, and psychological distress (i.e., indicators of Common Mental
Disorders (CMDs) and perceived stress (PS)) in Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: A cross-sectional study with national coverage, of the web survey type, and conducted with
1006 Brazilian men during the period of social circulation restriction imposed by the health authorities
in Brazil for suppression of the coronavirus and control of the pandemic. Structural equation modeling
analysis was performed. Results: Statistically significant direct effects of race/skin color ( = 0.268;
p-value < 0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) ( = 0.306; p-value < 0.001), household composition( = 0.281; p-value < 0.001), PS ( = 0.513; p-value < 0.001), and INT ( = 0.421; p-value < 0.001) were
evidenced in the occurrence of CMDs. Black-skinned men with higher SES, living alone, and with
higher PS and INT levels presented higher prevalence values of CMDs. Conclusions: High levels of
PS and INT were the factors that presented the strongest associations with the occurrence of CMDs
among the men. It is necessary to implement actions to reduce the stress-generating sources as well
as to promote an increase in resilience and the development of intrinsic reinforcements to deal with
uncertain threats.
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Men’s health; COVID-19 Mental disorders Psychological
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 350
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MDPI Sustainability Foundation