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Coronavirus awareness, confinement stress, and mental health: Evidence from Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain

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  • Landa-Blanco, Miguel
  • Mejía, Claudio J.
  • Landa-Blanco, Ana Lucía
  • Martínez-Martínez, Carlos A.
  • Vásquez, Daniela
  • Vásquez, Gabriela
  • Moraga-Vargas, Paulo
  • Echenique, Yaraní
  • Del Cid, Glenda M.
  • Montoya, Brayan D.

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The purpose of the current study was to analyze the influence of coronavirus awareness, psychological stress responses, and sociodemographic variables on mental health indicators (somatization, depression, and anxiety) in residents of Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain.

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  • Landa-Blanco, Miguel & Mejía, Claudio J. & Landa-Blanco, Ana Lucía & Martínez-Martínez, Carlos A. & Vásquez, Daniela & Vásquez, Gabriela & Moraga-Vargas, Paulo & Echenique, Yaraní & Del Cid, Glenda M., 2021. "Coronavirus awareness, confinement stress, and mental health: Evidence from Honduras, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Spain," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 277(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:277:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621002653
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113933
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