Mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between unemployment and mental distress among healthcare graduates during the COVID-19 era
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Unemployment increased mental distress in Bolivian healthcare graduates during COVID-19. Perceived social support, while beneficial for mental health, did not significantly mediate this relationship.
Area Of Science
- Public Health
- Mental Health Research
- Sociology of Health
Background
- The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented employment challenges, particularly for recent graduates.
- Young healthcare professionals faced unique stressors due to the pandemic's impact on the health sector.
- Understanding factors influencing mental distress in this demographic is crucial for developing effective support systems.
Purpose Of The Study
- To investigate the mediating role of perceived social support.
- To examine the relationship between unemployment and mental distress.
- To analyze these factors among young healthcare graduates in Bolivia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Main Methods
- Cross-sectional analysis of 109 Bolivian healthcare graduates surveyed online in 2022.
- Utilized the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) for mental distress and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).
- Employed mediation analysis in R to assess the indirect effect of unemployment on mental distress via social support.
Main Results
- Over two-thirds of participants reported experiencing mental distress.
- Employment was directly linked to lower mental distress, and social support to better mental health.
- Perceived social support did not significantly mediate the impact of unemployment on mental distress (2.1% mediation).
Conclusions
- Perceived social support, despite its positive association with mental health, did not significantly buffer the negative mental health effects of unemployment in this group.
- Findings underscore the need for mental health interventions that extend beyond social support for unemployed healthcare graduates during health crises.
- Targeted support strategies are essential to address the complex mental health needs of this vulnerable population.
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