Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers
Resilience, the successful process of growth and adaptation in the face of adversity, stress, or trauma, is crucial for optimal well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino day laborers (LDLs) faced multiple stressors, making them vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. Using a cross-sectiona...
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| description | Resilience, the successful process of growth and adaptation in the face of adversity, stress, or trauma, is crucial for optimal well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino day laborers (LDLs) faced multiple stressors, making them vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. Using a cross-sectional study design, we examine the association between situational stressors, mental health, and resilience among LDLs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data included sociodemographic information and measures of situational stressors, mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress), and resilience. Positive and negative resilience subscales were analyzed separately due to a high correlation. A total of 300 male participants completed the surveys, with a mean age of 45.1 years. Almost half had never been married (48%) and had completed nearly eight years of school. The results indicated no significant associations between stressors, positive resilience, and mental health outcomes (B = 0.023, NS) but a significant association between negative resilience, mental health outcomes, and some stressors, such as lack of money (B = 0.103; <i>p</i> < 0.05). The implications of this study include the need to further investigate the use of negatively worded items and how resilience is demonstrated among other vulnerable populations or cultural groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff12b908ff0f4a448567be6b408d9b822025-01-24T13:27:56ZengMDPI AGCOVID2673-81122024-12-0151110.3390/covid5010001Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day LaborersSylvia A. Ayieko0John Atkinson1Anna Llamas2Maria E. Fernandez-Esquer3Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, 145 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242, USADepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USADepartment of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 1200 Pressler Street, Houston, TX 77030, USAResilience, the successful process of growth and adaptation in the face of adversity, stress, or trauma, is crucial for optimal well-being. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latino day laborers (LDLs) faced multiple stressors, making them vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes. Using a cross-sectional study design, we examine the association between situational stressors, mental health, and resilience among LDLs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data included sociodemographic information and measures of situational stressors, mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress), and resilience. Positive and negative resilience subscales were analyzed separately due to a high correlation. A total of 300 male participants completed the surveys, with a mean age of 45.1 years. Almost half had never been married (48%) and had completed nearly eight years of school. The results indicated no significant associations between stressors, positive resilience, and mental health outcomes (B = 0.023, NS) but a significant association between negative resilience, mental health outcomes, and some stressors, such as lack of money (B = 0.103; <i>p</i> < 0.05). The implications of this study include the need to further investigate the use of negatively worded items and how resilience is demonstrated among other vulnerable populations or cultural groups.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/5/1/1resiliencemental healthLatino day laborersCOVID-19depressionstress |
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| title | Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers |
| title_full | Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers |
| title_fullStr | Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers |
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| title_short | Coping with Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Resilience and Mental Health Among Latino Day Laborers |
| title_sort | coping with stress during the covid 19 pandemic resilience and mental health among latino day laborers |
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