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

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.

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