Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison

Despite the global impact of COVID-19, studies comparing the effects of COVID-19 on population mental health across countries are sparse. This study aimed to compare anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown among adults from 11 countries and to examine their associations with country-level COVID-19 factors and personal COVID-19 exposure. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults (≥18 years) in 11 countries (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Ireland, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United States). Mental health (anxiety, depression, resilient coping, hope) and other study data were collected between June-August 2020. Of the 13,263 participants, 62.8% were female and 51.7% were 18-34 years old. Participants living in Brazil had the highest anxiety and depression symptoms while participants living in Singapore had the lowest. Greater personal COVID-19 exposure was associated with increased anxiety and depression symptoms, but country-level COVID-19 factors were not. Higher levels of hope were associated with reduced anxiety and depression; higher levels of resilient coping were associated with reduced anxiety but not depression. Substantial variations exist in anxiety and depression symptoms across countries during the COVID-19 lockdown, with personal COVID-19 exposure being a significant risk factor. Strategies that mitigate COVID-19 exposure and enhance hope and resilience may reduce anxiety and depression during global emergencies

Mental Health among Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison.

peer reviewedDespite the global impact of COVID-19, studies comparing the effects of COVID-19 on population mental health across countries are sparse. This study aimed to compare anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 lockdown among adults from 11 countries and to examine their associations with country-level COVID-19 factors and personal COVID-19 exposure. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adults (≥18 years) in 11 countries (Brazil, Bulgaria, China, India, Ireland, North Macedonia, Malaysia, Singapore, Spain, Turkey, United States). Mental health (anxiety, depression, resilient coping, hope) and other study data were collected between June-August 2020. Of the 13,263 participants, 62.8% were female and 51.7% were 18-34 years old. Participants living in Brazil had the highest anxiety and depression symptoms while participants living in Singapore had the lowest. Greater personal COVID-19 exposure was associated with increased anxiety and depression symptoms, but country-level COVID-19 factors were not. Higher levels of hope were associated with reduced anxiety and depression; higher levels of resilient coping were associated with reduced anxiety but not depression. Substantial variations exist in anxiety and depression symptoms across countries during the COVID-19 lockdown, with personal COVID-19 exposure being a significant risk factor. Strategies that mitigate COVID-19 exposure and enhance hope and resilience may reduce anxiety and depression during global emergencies

trabalho informal e seus reflexos no âmbito do lazer

O presente artigo apresenta algumas implicações geradas pelo trabalho informal na sociedade contemporânea, verificando os possíveis reflexos nas vivências associadas ao campo do lazer e tempo livre. Enquanto procedimento metodológico optou-se por uma abordagem qualitativa, combinando os enfoques bibliográficos e de campo. O enfoque bibliográfico contou com a análise de categorias teóricas relacionadas em livros, periódicos científicos, anais de eventos, entre outros. Já no de campo, desenvolveu-se uma coleta de dados por meio de documentação direta, realizando entrevistas semi-estruturadas e tendo como amostragem os ambulantes que atuam na região da Rua 25 de Março na cidade de São Paulo. As principais conclusões indicaram que os sujeitos entrevistados reconhecem a importância do lazer, apesar de poucos afirmarem ter tido a possibilidade de experienciá-lo de fato em suas vidas. Constatou-se ainda que, em boa parte da amostra, o lazer fica restrito ao ambiente doméstico e vivenciado por meio da mídia de massa, em especial a televisa. Soma-se a isso um amplo leque de impedimentos ao desfrute do lazer no tempo livre, em termos de conteúdo e opções de acesso, sugerindo uma possível intervenção profissional em que se tenha como intento uma maior acessibilidade em tal esfera social

Alcohol consumption and night-time leisure among brasilian students

Recreational drug use is recognized by the World Health Organization as the consumption of alcoholic beverages, carried out by a portion of youth during leisure contexts. This research aimed at knowing the types of recreational drug use of a population of young Brazilian university students. This is an exploratory and quantitative research, developed through an anonymous and semi-structured questionnaire. The sample consisted of 217 university students, aged 18 to 24 from a public university in the city of Vitoria- Brazil. The results showed that the recreational uses of substances occur mostly during leisure time. Such scenarios represent, for these young people, the possibility of rupture with daily life and the adult universe, characterized by the imposition of rules. For a young group, night-time leisure represents an important context of sociability and alcohol consumption. Among those surveyed, 63.6% consumed alcoholic beverages at night outings and 45.1% almost every weekend. Regarding the pattern of use, 49% consume binge drinking, especially when drinking in informal spaces such as streets and squares due to the lower regulatory control. The results corroborate that alcohol consumption is related to leisure agendas and address issues such as autonomous expression of identities and lifestyles in contemporary society.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Sport’s events: Rally de Portugal as a promoter of Porto tourism destination

The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of the Rally de Portugal in the tourism destination Porto, thus answering the question “What is the role of the Rally de Portugal in the tourism destination Porto?”. In this study it was used a qualitative methodology, and the sampling method for convenience, according to the availability of the participants. Therefore, individual interviews were applied to two of the event organisers. The interview guide was divided into two sections: Planning and Organisation of the Rally de Portugal, and Porto as a Tourism Destination. The holding of the Porto Street Stage has several positive impacts, being this event a successful one. However, for that to happen, it is necessary to follow three stages during the planning and organization of the event: budgeting, performance, and evaluation. This procedure takes over a year to manage, concerning the Rally de Portugal, or only a few months, regarding the Porto Street Stage. Events influence the economy, environment, culture, society, and politics of a destination [1]. Therefore, as the Rally de Portugal is an event, such influence is also present. However, there are no studies associated with the perspective of stakeholders on the Rally de Portugal as a promotor for the tourism destination Porto, justifying therefore the relevance of the present study.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

A ambientalização dos currículos de Educação Física no ensino superior The environmentalization of physical education curricula in higher education

Os debates em torno das questões ambientais se expandem por vários campos, promovendo diferentes modos de se relacionar com o tema e suas problemáticas. A multiplicidade de significações consequentes desses encontros deve ser considerada nos processos de disputa simbólica em que são formuladas, dentre eles, a ambientalização curricular da educação superior. Assim, o objetivo central desse artigo, sustentado por pesquisa teórica, é analisar como a inserção da dimensão ambiental está sendo estruturada na educação física no ensino superior brasileiro. Para tanto, o artigo foi dividido em quatro partes, apresentando: a) elementos da ambientalização curricular no ensino superior; b) algumas particularidades da educação física enquanto área de conhecimento; c) o papel das atividades na natureza na ambientalização curricular da educação física; d) as considerações finais, buscando compreender os caminhos da ambientalização curricular da educação física no ensino superior brasileiro.<br>Discussions surrounding environmental issues span multiple fields, promoting different ways to relate to the theme. The multiplicity of meanings resulting from these encounters should be analyzed regarding the processes of symbolic dispute in which they are formulated, among them, the environmentalization of curricula in higher education. This article, sustained by theoretical research, aims to analyze how the insertion of the environmental dimension is being structured in physical education in Brazilian higher education settings. To this end, the article was divided into four parts, showing: a) elements of curricular environmentalization in higher education; b) some particularities of physical education as area of knowledge construction; c) the role of nature (outdoor) activities in the environmentalization of physical education curricula; d) the final considerations, seeking to understand the processes of environmentalization of physical education curricula in Brazilian higher education