Citation

Bedoya Cardona EY, Hansen-Rodríguez G, Molina-Fernández A. Salud Drogas 2022; 22(1): 288-303.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche Instituto de Investigación de Drogodependencias)

DOI

10.21134/haaj.v22i1.712

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Describe, compare and identify the relationship among perceived stress, coping strategies and emotional regulation, the impact of confinement, psychological distress, hopelessness, and suicidality.

METHOD: Online administration of the PSS, COPE, ERQ, IES-R, SCL-90-R, BHS, and Okasha Suicide Scale questionnaires to 35 adults in addiction treatment, 24 men (68.67%) and 11 women (31.43%), aged 24 to 61 years (mean = 42.8; SD = 10.1) selected by non-probabilistic convenience sampling.

RESULTS: There are high scores in the strategies aimed at emotional regulation, average scores in passive coping strategies and hopelessness, and low scores in the other variables. There are differences by gender, educational level, group of cohabitants, and type of treatment resource. The first multivariate model includes a positive association of perceived stress with anxiety and treatment in the detoxification unit, and a negative association with phobic anxiety. The second model includes positive associations of the impact of the event with planning, abandonment of efforts, personal growth and hopelessness, and negative relationship with positive reinterpretation.

CONCLUSIONS: Although confinement has increased addictive behaviors worldwide, receiving psychotherapeutic support is a protective factor in mental health. © 2022 Instituto de Investigacion de Drogodependencias. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Coping Strategies; COVID-19; Emotional Regulation; Impact of Confinement; Perceived Stress; Psychological Distress