Social class, well-being, and general affectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ibero-America

Authors

  • Ginés Navarro-Carrillo Universidad de Jaén, España Spain
  • Lander Méndez Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Huseyin Cakal Keele University, United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Darío Páez Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • José J. Pizarro Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Larraitz Zumeta Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Marcela Gracia-Leiva Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Silvia da Costa Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Nekane Basabe Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Saioa Telletxea Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Gisela Delfino Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Argentina Argentina
  • Elza Techio Universidad Federal de Bahía, Brasil Brazil
  • Anderson Mathias Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, España Spain
  • Carolina Alzugaray-Ponce Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile Chile
  • Loreto Villagrán Universidad de Concepción, Chile Chile
  • Gonzalo Martínez-Zelaya Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile Chile
  • María Ángeles Bilbao Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile Chile
  • Anna Wlodarczyk Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile Chile
  • Wilson López-López Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia Colombia
  • Laura Alfaro-Beracoechea Universidad de Guadalajara, México Mexico
  • Manuel L. Ibarra Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, México Mexico
  • Catarina Carvalho Universidad de Oporto, Portugal Portugal
  • Isabel R. Pinto Universidad de Oporto, Portugal Portugal
  • Emilio Moyano-Díaz Universidad de Talca, Chile Chile
  • Agustín Espinosa Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú Peru
  • Rosa M. Cueto Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Perú Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v14i2.13608

Keywords:

COVID-19; social class; well-being, affectivity; perceived risk; collective efficacy

Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic has sharply increased pre-existing social divides. In this research, we analyzed the relationships of different facets of social class with well-being and affectivity across 8 Ibero-American countries. Moreover, we also tested the potential mediating role of perceived risk of COVID-19 and perceived collective efficacy. The results obtained (a) revealed that a lower social class was related to reduced well-being and positive affect as well as to greater negative affect, (b) confirmed that subjective social class was a better predictor of well-being and affectivity than educational level (i.e., an objective indicator of social class), and (c) showed that subjective social class was indirectly linked to well-being/affectivity via its effects on the perceived risk of COVID-19 and perceived collective efficacy. These findings support the existence of differences in well-being and affectivity as a function of social class during the pandemic, while advancing our understanding of underlying psychosocial mechanisms.

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2021-12-03

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Navarro-Carrillo, G., Méndez, L., Cakal, H., Páez, D., Pizarro, J. J., Zumeta, L., Gracia-Leiva, M., da Costa, S., Basabe, N., Telletxea, S., Delfino, G., Techio, E., Mathias, A., Alzugaray-Ponce, C., Villagrán, L., Martínez-Zelaya, G., Bilbao, M. Ángeles, Wlodarczyk, A., López-López, W., Alfaro-Beracoechea, L., Ibarra, M. L., Carvalho, C., Pinto, I. R., Moyano-Díaz, E., Espinosa, A., & Cueto, R. M. (2021). Social class, well-being, and general affectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ibero-America. Escritos De Psicología - Psychological Writings, 14(2), 84–95. https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v14i2.13608

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2021): IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON MENTAL HEALTH

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