Factors associated with the presence of fear of contagion and burnout syndrome in nursing personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing personnel presented a higher prevalence of fear of contagion, anxiety symptoms, depression, and burnout syndrome. However, the variables associated with these conditions in Mexico are unknown. Objective: To determine the clinical, sociodemographic, and psychological variables associated with fear of contracting COVID-19 and burnout syndrome in nursing personnel. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional correlational study. It included 423 Mexican nursing professionals, working in public and private institutions, of different specialties aged 18-61 years (M = 36 years), the sampling was non-probabilistic by convenience. The instruments used were: COVID-19 fear scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to analyse the results. Results: The factors associated with fear of contagion were anxiety symptoms (Odds Ratio [OR]: 7.806, p < 0.05), caring for patients with COVID-19 (OR: 5.460, p < 0.05, 0.001) and mild emotional exhaustion (OR: 5.181, p < 0.05). The syndrome dimensions were: depressive symptoms (OR: 12.062; 7.667, p < 0.05), fear of contagion (OR: 4.978; 4.913; 4.921; 4.921, p < 0.01), marital status (OR: 3.404; 3.219, p < 0.05) and young age (OR: 1.064; 1.084, p < 0.05). Conclusions: The factors associated with fear of contagion and burnout syndrome found were having clinical psychological symptoms, as well as being young, being single, being married and being in the health system caring for patients with COVID-19.

Factores de riesgo familiares y prácticas de disciplina severa que predicen la conducta agresiva infantil / Family risk factors and harsh discipline practices that predict child’s aggressive behavior

Objetivos: Se evaluó empíricamente un modelo de factores de riesgo familiares y prácticas de disciplina severa que predicen la conducta agresiva infantil, identificando su adecuación en términos del ajuste de datos y congruencia conceptual. Método: Se utilizó una muestra de 409 madres de niños de escuelas primarias públicas. Los factores de riesgo familiares seleccionados fueron: síntomas de ansiedad materna, violencia marital y prácticas de disciplina severa; la variable criterio fue la conducta agresiva infantil. El modelo supone que la ansiedad materna y la violencia marital tienen efectos sobre la conducta agresiva infantil, mediados por las prácticas de disciplina severa. La estrategia de investigación se diseñó con un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales, el cual fue satisfactorio (CFI = .952, NNFI = .94 y RMSEA = .08); el modelo predijo el 34% de la varianza de los problemas de conducta agresiva infantil. Por sus efectos directos, la disciplina severa depende de la ansiedad materna (β = .44) y de la violencia marital (β = .10). La disciplina severa es una variable mediadora entre la conducta agresiva de los niños y la ansiedad materna y la violencia marital (β = .59). Resultados: Los resultados indican que la ansiedad materna y la violencia marital tienen efectos significativos en los problemas de conducta agresiva de los niños mediados por las prácticas disciplinarias. Conclusión: La confirmación de los resultados requiere de nuevos estudios con diferentes poblaciones que permitan generalizar los hallazgos.

Objective: A model of family risk factors and harsh discipline practices that predict child’s aggressive behavior was empirically evaluated, identifying its adequacy in terms of data adjustment and conceptual congruence. Method: A sample of 409 mothers of children from public elementary schools was used. The selected family risk factors were: symptoms of maternal anxiety, marital violence and harsh discipline practices; the criterion variable was the child’s aggressive behavior. The model assumes that maternal anxiety and marital violence have effects on child’s aggressive behavior, which is mediated by harsh discipline practices. The research strategy was designed with a structural equation model. The results were satisfactory (CFI = .952, NNFI = .94 and RMSEA = .08) and the model predicted 34% of the variance of child’s aggressive behavior problems. Due to its direct effects, harsh discipline depends on maternal anxiety (β = .44) and marital violence (β = .10). Harsh discipline is a mediating variable between child’s aggressive behavior and maternal anxiety and marital violence (β = .59). Results: The results indicate that maternal anxiety and marital violence have significant effects on child’s aggressive behavior problems, which are mediated by disciplinary practices. Conclusion: The results must be confirmed with new studies conducted in different populations that allow generalizing the findings.