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ArticleJournal of community psychology2022

The mediating role of psychological distress on the link between socio-ecological factors and quality of life of Filipino adults during COVID-19 crisis.

John Jamir Benzon R Aruta, Carmelo Callueng, Benedict G Antazo, Christine Joy A Ballada

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Article in Journal of community psychology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

John Jamir Benzon R ArutaCounseling and Educational Psychology Department, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-1063
Carmelo CalluengSchool Psychology Program, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-0806
Benedict G AntazoDepartment of Psychology, Jose Rizal University, Mandaluyong City, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Christine Joy A BalladaCounseling and Educational Psychology Department, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines.
De La Salle University · PHJosé Rizal University · PHRowan University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anchored on the Ecological Systems Theory, this study aimed to determine how psychological distress operates as an underlying mechanism in the impact of socio-ecological factors on the quality of life of Filipino adults during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted to assess perceptions of 401 adults on socio-ecological factors (i.e., safety at home, trust in public institutions, and financial difficulties), psychological distress, and quality of life during the early phase of COVID-19 community quarantine in the Philippines. Using latent variable path analysis, all three socio-ecological factors have significant direct effects on both psychological distress and quality of life. More importantly, the proposed model was confirmed in terms of a significant partial mediation of psychological distress on the impact of safety at home, trust in public institutions, and financial difficulties on the quality of life of Filipino adults. The study offers novel insights into the role of psychological distress as an underlying mechanism that operates on the influence of socio-ecological factors on the quality of life of adults during a global health crisis. Implications on psychological interventions and policies in preventing mental health problems vis-à-vis improving Filipinos' quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic are discussed.

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COVID-19Psychological DistressAdultCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPandemicsQuality of LifeSARS-CoV-2COVID-19Philippinespsychological distressquality of lifesocio-ecological factors

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PMID34260751
PMCPMC8426953
OpenAlexW3178220709

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