Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the relationships of participants’ home characteristics (living space) and job prospects after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to their subjective psychological well-being (SWB) (in terms of both affective and cognitive aspects). We also examined the role of participants’ resilience as a possible mediator in the relationships among the aforementioned variables. The sample comprised 474 Spanish adults who completed an online questionnaire between 14 and 24 April 2020, when COVID-19 confinement was very strict in Spain. We proposed a path analysis model including the described variables. The model presented a good fit (χ2 = 7.41, df = 5, p = 0.376, comparative fit index = 0.996, Tucker–Lewis index = 0.987; root mean square error of approximation = 0.032). The results indicated that living space and future job prospects predicted resilience, which, in turn, was related to SWB. Moreover, the bootstrapping results revealed a mediating effect of resilience that showed indirect relationships between living space and SWB and between job prospects and SWB. Our results underline the importance of environmental (living space) and job-related variables to predict SWB as well as the mediating role that resilience may play during the confinement period.
Highlights
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had many devastating effects.In terms of health, 209 million people have been infected with the virus, with more than4.40 million deaths [1]
We focused on two aspects that seem especially important in a confinement period: the space that an individual has available in their home and their job prospects after the pandemic
We studied the relationships of two variables, a sociodemographic variable and a psychological variable
Summary
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had many devastating effects.In terms of health, 209 million people have been infected with the virus, with more than4.40 million deaths (data as of 20 August 2021) [1]. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had many devastating effects. 209 million people have been infected with the virus, with more than. 4.40 million deaths (data as of 20 August 2021) [1]. The pandemic and confinement measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 have had negative effects on people’s mental health and psychological wellbeing [3]. ‘There are reports from countries and in the scientific literature that COVID-19 illness is increasingly associated with mental and neurological manifestations, including delirium, as well as anxiety, sleep disorders, and depression. COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate pre-existing mental health, neurological and substance use disorders, while limiting access for those in need of services.’ [4] COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate pre-existing mental health, neurological and substance use disorders, while limiting access for those in need of services.’ [4] (p. 129)
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