Protective variables of symptoms of depression, generalized anxiety and fear of covid-19 among colombian adults in quarantine

Rey Anacona C.A.; Ocampo Rojas E.M.; Cuervo García J.E.; Gallegos M.; Cervigni M.; Martino P.; Caycho-Rodríguez T. · Poblacion y Salud en Mesoamerica (2025) · DOI: 10.15517/gep7ye81

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Introduction: This study examined whether social support (measured with the MOS) and perceived meaning of life (PIL Test) could be related to a lower frequency of symptoms of depression (PHQ-9), generalized anxiety (GAD-7) and fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), among Colombian adults in quarantine. Methodology: This study was conducted using a quantitative approach, implementing a descriptive, cross-sectional and comparative design. Participated 305 persons from 19 to 71 years old (74.4% women). Linear regressions by steps were implemented, examining the effect of age and sex. Results: The total scores or some subscale of the MOS and the PIL Test explained 54% of the variance of the PHQ-9, 38.3% of the variance of the GAD-7 and 14.4% of the variance of FCV-19S, presenting the sex and the age significant coefficients in almost all the resulting models. Women obtained significantly higher scores (p≤.05) in fear of COVID-19. Conclusions: These results indicate that an improvement in social support and the sense of life could constitute protective factors of these symptoms in quarantine. Copyright

Instituciones: Universidad Científica del Sur; Universidad Continental