The Relationship Between Socioecological Factors and Resilience Among Urban Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The global outbreak occasioned by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected people of working age in urban communities, both socially and psychologically, making resilience an important aspect of efforts to cope with such a crisis. Against this backdrop, this study identified and investigated the socioecological factors associated with the resilience of employable urban residents against the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a conceptual framework that encompasses individual, family, and community resilience. This cross-sectional research involved 368 working-age individuals recruited via simple randomization from communities in seven areas in central Bangkok. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey and examined through path analysis run on AMOS. The hypothesized model was tested on the basis of real data (χ² = 47.717, df = 10, p =.06, RMSEA =.03, RMR.097, GFI.978, CFI.99). The results showed that an individual’s mental resilience factors and those of their family were generally more highly correlated with community resilience than were the resilience of working-age people in urban regions (p <.01). However, the adaptability of working-age individuals in urban areas more strongly depended on family resilience and individual mental health than on community resilience. The results of this study will serve as a foundation for guiding community nurses in the design and implementation of interventions aimed at promoting mental health among working-age individuals and their families.