![]() ![]() This situation demands individuals to make increased efforts and potentially compromises their health ( Quick et al., 1987 Greenberg et al., 2002 Durán, 2010 Sánchez, 2013) along with the various dimensions of their well-being ( Cohen and Wills, 1985 Cohen and Williamson, 1991 Cohen and Herbert, 1996 McEwen, 1998 Trujillo and González-Cabrera, 2007). In the current situation of confinement, because of COVID-19, the perception of not controlling the environment and the sensation of being overwhelmed by events may trigger the stress process in a population ( Meléndez et al., 2018). Stress is conceptualized as a person’s response process when they perceive a situation or event as threatening or overwhelming due to them not having sufficient resources to deal with it ( Meléndez et al., 2018). Increased stress, anxiety, emotional unrest, worry, and depressive symptoms are the most commonly reported effects in populations that have suffered confinement or a large-scale health emergency of this type ( Mohammed et al., 2015 Jalloh et al., 2018 Min et al., 2018 Brooks et al., 2020 Molero et al., 2020). MERS-Cov in Korea in 2013, Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Ebola are three examples of relatively recent serious health emergencies, which had different effects on the psychological and physical health of healthcare workers and the general population. The importance of this study lies in the opportunity to understand the factors behind confinement stress, facilitating the development and resources to deal with similar situations in the future. In this novel context, we look at a series of factors that may explain people’s stress response during their confinement due to COVID-19. Confinement to the home, which is what most governments chose, may have short‐ and long-term impacts on people’s mental health and quality of life. In order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the greatest social-healthcare challenge at the moment, unprecedented restrictions on daily life have been placed on citizens all over the world. The results can contribute to prioritizing actions and aid by contributing to the formation of teams and the design of tools for work in the current pandemic situation. Low income or economic instability is associated with a higher rate of stress and anxiety. A lower stress is observed among stable couples without children confined in residential or suburban areas. Stress levels increase as populations spend more weeks in confinement and the pre-confinement work situation seems key to protecting the well-being of the population. The questionnaire was administered online, which means it excluded a good proportion of the population.Ĭonclusion: The perception of stress being higher in women than men, with the lowest stress in older people and those with higher reported incomes. Limitations: This is a transversal study that forces us to be cautious with causal interpretations. Post-confinement work expectancy along with pre-confinement working conditions can be key to protecting the well-being of confined populations. Results: The results suggest that sociodemographic factors such as age, gender, and income level could be good predictors of confinement stress. ![]() Data were collected using exponential snowball-type non-probability sampling. Method: The sample is made up of 2008 citizens (19.9% men), the Perceived Stress Scale of 14 items (PSS-14) was used to assess the stress level of the population, as well as a sociodemographic questionnaire and different questions aimed at obtain information about the characteristics of the confinement and the employment situation. The purpose of this study is to examine the incidence of a series of sociodemographic factors, confinement conditions, and work situation on the stress reported by confined citizens. Knowing what factors are behind the stress can benefit the development of strategies and resources for future situations of a similar nature. ![]()
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