Abstract

VALDIVIEZO-ONA, Jorge et al. Socioeconomic factors related to psychological distress among young adults in Mexico, Ecuador and Spain: an exploratory study. Acta univ [online]. 2024, vol.34, e3952.  Epub Nov 19, 2024. ISSN 2007-9621.  https://doi.org/10.15174/au.2024.3952.

The objective of this study is to explore the differences in the psychological distress of young adults according to socioeconomic factors: sex, fear of crime, generalized trust, victimization, and satisfaction with democracy. A quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive research was conducted with 937 participants from Ecuador, Spain, and Mexico, who answered the Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation-10 (CORE-10) and a questionnaire on living conditions. Non-parametric analyses of differences between groups were performed. There were significant differences in Ecuador with indirect victimization, generalized confidence, and fear of crime; in Spain with direct victimization, generalized trust, and fear of crime; and in Mexico with gender, generalized trust, fear of crime, and satisfaction with democracy. Findings support the idea that psychosocial adversity can affect psychological wellbeing. These findings may have implications for the design of prevention and intervention actions that transcend a biomedical view directed towards young adults.

Keywords : Psychological distress; intergroup differences; socioeconomic factors; mental health; CORE-10.

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