Mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between unemployment and mental distress among healthcare graduates during the COVID-19 era.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigates the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between unemployment and mental distress among young healthcare graduates in Bolivia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis within a cohort study was conducted using data from 109 healthcare graduates from Bolivia collected through an online survey in 2022. The survey measured employment status, mental distress with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and perceived social support using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Mediation analysis was performed in R to examine the mediating effect of perceived social support on the relationship between unemployment and mental distress.

Results

More than two-t

SUBMITTER: John L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11810732 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature