Mental Health and Resilience Factors during Lockdown by COVID-19

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown adopted to prevent its spread can generate the appearance of mental health symptoms, especially in countries with long periods of confinement. This article explores the coping factors carried out by the general population to attenuate these symptoms derived from this situation. To do this, we carried out a survey study on a sample of 1041 people between 18 and 65 years of age and residents in Spain. The results found show the impact of the positive attitude and the perception of self-efficacy as effective coping strategies, as well as other sociodemographic variables. The article exposes the usefulness and practical applications of these results and possible future lines, as well as the need to perform psychological training to the population in these cognitive variables in the face of future pandemics and lockdown.