Resilience and sociodemographic factors involved in the presence of depressive, anxiety and of stress symptoms in the Chilean adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a great impact on people's mental health. The objective of this study was to examine the role of resilience and sociodemographic factors involved in the presence of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms in the Chilean adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 501 participants answered the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21) and the 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10). The results indicate that there are high prevalence rates of mental health symptoms during the current health crisis. We found that resilience is inversely associated with the three types of symptoms, also turning out to be a predictor variable for them. It may be concluded that there are groups with a higher risk for experiencing higher levels of depressive, anxiety and stress symptomatology, which indicates the importance of developing strategies that promote mental health.