RT Journal Article
T1 Mental Health Consequences of the Coronavirus 2020 Pandemic (COVID-19) in Spain. A Longitudinal Study
A1 López-Gómez, Aída
A1 Ugidos, Carolina
A1 Saiz Galdós, Jesús
A1 González Sanguino, Clara
A1 Ausín Benito, Berta
A1 Castellanos López, Miguel Ángel
A1 Muñoz López, Manuel
AB Background: Covid-19 remains a pandemic that most countries in the world are still dealing with. This is study aims to report the psychological impact of Covid-19 over time on the Spanish population.Methods: A longitudinal study (N = 1041) was carried out with two measurements: after 2 and 5 weeks starting from the declaration of the state of emergency in Spain. The presence of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disease (PTSD) was evaluated by means of screening tests. Sociodemographic data, variables about Covid-19, loneliness, spiritual well-being, social support, discrimination, and a sense ofbelonging were collected.Results: The data showed how depressive symptomatology increased significantly over time, while anxiety and PTSD did not show statistically significant changes. Spiritual well-being and loneliness were the main predictors of psychological impact. A younger age was a significant predictor of depression and anxiety, while female gender was associated with anxiety and PTSD.Conclusions: The impact of the pandemic is sustained over time, even increasing in depression, and vulnerable groups that need greater psychological health support could be identified.
SN 1664-0640
YR 2020
FD 2020-11-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95374
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95374
LA eng
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025