Loss of Financial Well-Being in the Covid-19 Pandemic: first evidences from a Websurvey

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n4e9020

Keywords:

Covid-19, Financial management, Income, Well-being

Abstract

To assess the loss of Financial Well-being due to the pandemic. A websurvey was conducted with Brazilian citizens and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and tests of mean difference. The results indicate the loss of Financial Well-Being occurs mainly for individuals who have had a decrease or a total loss of income since the pandemic. Individuals with the greatest falls in the level of financial Well-being are those who have dependents, have no job stability, with lower incomes and that did not have financial reserves before the pandemic. The loss of Financial Well-being is a public health problem once it relates to other aspects of life such as levels of general Well-Being, happiness, satisfaction, social relationship and quality of life, and may be associated with increased anxiety and depression.

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Author Biographies

Kelmara Vieira, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Associate Professor at the Post-graduate Program in Public Administration of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brazil.

Leander, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Professor at the Post-graduate Program in Public Organizations Management and the Post-graduate Program in Public Administration of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), regional campus of Cachoeira do Sul (RS), Brazil.

Aureliano Angel Bressan, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG

Permanent Professor at the Post-graduate and Research Center in Administration of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil.

Breno Augusto Diniz Pereira, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Permanent Professor of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), coordinator of the Post-graduate Program in Public Organizations Management and professor at the Post-graduate Program in Public Administration, Santa Maria (RS), Brazil.

David Nogueira, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Mestrandos no Programa de Pós-graduação em Administração Pública na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) Santa Maria (RS), Brasil.

Fabiene Silva Batista, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Master degree students at the Post-graduate Program in Public Administration of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria (RS), Brazil.

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Published

2021-07-15

How to Cite

Vieira, K., Leander, Bressan, A. A., Pereira, B. A. D., David Nogueira, & Fabiene Silva Batista. (2021). Loss of Financial Well-Being in the Covid-19 Pandemic: first evidences from a Websurvey. Saúde E Pesquisa, 14(4), 787–796. https://doi.org/10.17765/2176-9206.2021v14n4e9020

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Vol. 14 No. 4 (2021): out./dez.

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