Bem estar pessoal e sentimento de comunidade: um estudo psicossocial da pobreza / Personal well-being and sense of community: a psychosocial study of poverty

O estudo objetivou analisar as implicações psicossociais da pobreza, a partir do bem estar pessoal e sentimento de comunidade, em populações de comunidades rural e urbana do Ceará (Brasil). A pesquisa quantitativa contou com amostra de 411 sujeitos adultos. Aplicou-se questionários compostos por: itens de identificação, Instrumento de Mensuração da Pobreza Multidimensional, Sense of Community Index (SCI) e Personal Well-Being Index (PWI). Os resultados indicam média de pobreza multidimensional no contexto rural (M=0,28) maior que no urbano (M=0,23), entretanto o primeiro apresenta maiores médias de sentimento de comunidade e bem estar pessoal. Tais categorias apresentam correlação positiva (r=0,305). Os aspectos psicossociais da pobreza interagem com o contexto sociocultural assumindo diferentes configurações nos cenários urbano e rural.(AU)

This study aimed to analyze the psychosocial implications of poverty based on Personal Well-being and on Sense of Community in populations of rural and urban communities of Ceará (Brazil). The quantitative research included a sample of 411 participants. The questionnaires were composed of identification items, Measurement Index of the Multidimensional Poverty, Sense of Community Index (SCI) and Personal Well-Being Index (PWI). The results indicate a mean of multidimensional poverty in the rural context (M = 0.288) higher than in the urban context (M = 0.23). However, the first one shows higher meanings of Sense of Community and Personal Well-being.These categories showed positive correlation (r = 0.305). The psychosocial aspects of poverty interact with the sociocultural context creating different configurations in the urban and rural areas.(AU)

Bem Estar Pessoal e Sentimento de Comunidade: um estudo psicossocial da pobreza1 / Personal Well-being and Sense of Community: a psychosocial study of poverty

O estudo objetivou analisar as implicações psicossociais da pobreza, a partir do bem estar pessoal e sentimento de comunidade, em populações de comunidades rural e urbana do Ceará (Brasil). A pesquisa quantitativa contou com amostra de 411 sujeitos adultos. Aplicou-se questionários compostos por: itens de identificação, Instrumento de Mensuração da Pobreza Multidimensional, Sense of Community Index (SCI) e Personal Well-Being Index (PWI). Os resultados indicam média de pobreza multidimensional no contexto rural (M=0,28) maior que no urbano (M=0,23), entretanto o primeiro apresenta maiores médias de sentimento de comunidade e bem estar pessoal. Tais categorias apresentam correlação positiva (r=0,305). Os aspectos psicossociais da pobreza interagem com o contexto sociocultural assumindo diferentes configurações nos cenários urbano e rural.

This study aimed to analyze the psychosocial implications of poverty based on Personal Well-being and on Sense of Community in populations of rural and urban communities of Ceará (Brazil). The quantitative research included a sample of 411 participants. The questionnaires were composed of identification items, Measurement Index of the Multidimensional Poverty, Sense of Community Index (SCI) and Personal Well-Being Index (PWI). The results indicate a mean of multidimensional poverty in the rural context (M = 0.288) higher than in the urban context (M = 0.23). However, the first one shows higher meanings of Sense of Community and Personal Well-being. These categories showed positive correlation (r = 0.305). The psychosocial aspects of poverty interact with the sociocultural context creating different configurations in the urban and rural areas.

Mental health, well-being, and poverty: A study in urban and rural communities in Northeastern Brazil.

This article analyzes the relations between mental health and well-being in urban and rural contexts marked by poverty. The analysis takes as its basis a quantitative research conducted with 417 adult inhabitants of two communities, one rural and the other urban, in Northeastern Brazil. The data were constructed using questionnaires composed of sociodemographic data, the Personal Wellbeing Index and Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) scales. We found significant differences between the inhabitants of the rural and urban communities regarding well-being and the prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD), with a higher average well-being score in the rural context; the urban sample had a higher average regarding the prevalence of CMD. The variable income significantly influenced the SRQ-20 average scores; the same was not observed with well-being scores. Besides, it was observed that there is a negative correlation with well-being and CMD.