Abstract

NAVARRO-CARRILLO, Ginés et al. Social class, well-being, and general affectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ibero-America. Escritos de Psicología [online]. 2021, vol.14, n.2, pp.84-95.  Epub May 23, 2022. ISSN 1989-3809.  https://dx.doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.v14i2.13608.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has sharply increased pre-existing social divides. In this research, we analyzed the relationships of different facets of social class with well-being and affectivity across 8 Ibero-American countries. Moreover, we also tested the potential mediating role of perceived risk of COVID-19 and perceived collective efficacy. The results obtained (a) revealed that a lower social class was related to reduced well-being and positive affect as well as to greater negative affect, (b) confirmed that subjective social class was a better predictor of well-being and affectivity than educational level (i.e., an objective indicator of social class), and (c) showed that subjective social class was indirectly linked to well-being/affectivity via its effects on the perceived risk of COVID-19 and perceived collective efficacy. These findings support the existence of differences in well-being and affectivity as a function of social class during the pandemic, while advancing our understanding of underlying psychosocial mechanisms.

Keywords : COVID-19; subjective social class; well-being, affectivity; perceived risk; collective efficacy.

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