Variables psicosociales asociados a la depresión en periodistas latinoamericanos durante la pandemia COVID - 19

Abstract

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic affected economic sectors to different extents, especially workers who were confronted with new work modalities. In the case of journalists, they continued to keep the population informed, while teleworking or being exposed to areas of contagion. Although there is evidence of studies related to the prevalence of depression, the relationship with psychosocial variables derived from the workplace has not been analyzed. In this scenario, the present research seeks to determine the association between psychosocial variables and the risk of depression in Latin American journalists. A sample of 380 journalists from Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela were surveyed using an ad-hoc survey and the GHQ-28 questionnaire. The results show that the work factors that influenced the risk of depression were the lack of concern for the safety of superiors, the desire to change jobs and the perception of health deterioration; while among the influential life stressors was the fear of losing one's job.