TY - JOUR
T1 - Pandemic Grief and Suicidal Ideation in Latin American Countries
T2 - A Network Analysis
AU - Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás
AU - Baños-Chaparro, Jonatan
AU - Ventura-León, José
AU - Lee, Sherman A.
AU - Vilca, Lindsey W.
AU - Carbajal-León, Carlos
AU - Yupanqui-Lorenzo, Daniel E.
AU - Valencia, Pablo D.
AU - Reyes-Bossio, Mario
AU - Oré-Kovacs, Nicol
AU - Rojas-Jara, Claudio
AU - Gallegos, Miguel
AU - Polanco-Carrasco, Roberto
AU - Cervigni, Mauricio
AU - Martino, Pablo
AU - Lobos-Rivera, Marlon Elías
AU - Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo
AU - Palacios Segura, Diego Alejandro
AU - Samaniego-Pinho, Antonio
AU - Buschiazzo Figares, Andrés
AU - Puerta-Cortés, Diana Ximena
AU - Camargo, Andrés
AU - Torales, Julio
AU - Monge Blanco, José Arkangel
AU - González, Pedronel
AU - Smith-Castro, Vanessa
AU - Petzold-Rodriguez, Olimpia
AU - Calderón, Raymundo
AU - Matute Rivera, Wendy Yamilet
AU - Ferrufino-Borja, Daniela
AU - Muñoz-del-Carpio-Toia, Agueda
AU - Palacios, Jorge
AU - Burgos-Videla, Carmen
AU - Florez León, Ana María Eduviges
AU - Vergara, Ibeth
AU - Vega, Diego
AU - Schulmeyer, Marion K.
AU - Urrutia Rios, Hassell Tatiana
AU - Lira Lira, Arelly Esther
AU - Barria-Asenjo, Nicol A.
AU - Ayala-Colqui, Jesús
AU - Hualparuca-Olivera, Luis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study aimed to characterize the network structure of pandemic grief symptoms and suicidal ideation in 2174 people from eight Latin American countries. Pandemic grief and suicidal ideation were measured using the Pandemic Grief Scale and a single item, respectively. Network analysis provides an in-depth characterization of symptom-symptom interactions within mental disorders. The results indicated that, “desire to die,” “apathy” and “absence of sense of life” are the most central symptoms in a pandemic grief symptom network; therefore, these symptoms could be focal elements for preventive and treatment efforts. Suicidal ideation, the wish to die, and the absence of meaning in life had the strongest relationship. In general, the network structure did not differ among the participating countries. It identifies specific symptoms within the network that may increase the likelihood of their co-occurrence and is useful at the therapeutic level.
AB - This study aimed to characterize the network structure of pandemic grief symptoms and suicidal ideation in 2174 people from eight Latin American countries. Pandemic grief and suicidal ideation were measured using the Pandemic Grief Scale and a single item, respectively. Network analysis provides an in-depth characterization of symptom-symptom interactions within mental disorders. The results indicated that, “desire to die,” “apathy” and “absence of sense of life” are the most central symptoms in a pandemic grief symptom network; therefore, these symptoms could be focal elements for preventive and treatment efforts. Suicidal ideation, the wish to die, and the absence of meaning in life had the strongest relationship. In general, the network structure did not differ among the participating countries. It identifies specific symptoms within the network that may increase the likelihood of their co-occurrence and is useful at the therapeutic level.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Latin America
KW - network
KW - pandemic grief
KW - suicidal ideation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85184412106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00332941241231209
DO - 10.1177/00332941241231209
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85184412106
SN - 0033-2941
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
ER -
