VULNERABILITY, STRESS AND COVID-19 AND COPING. A STUDY WITH COUPLES FROM DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF QUELIMANE-MOZAMBIQUE

Abstract

This article discusses vulnerability, stress, Covid-19 and coping strategies in couples from disadvantaged families in the city of Quelimane-Mozambique. The approach is qualitative, based on a literature review of the subject under study. Research sources are academic Google; Libgen; Mendeley Reference Maneger and Scielo. The descriptors used were vulnerability, stress, COVID-19 and coping strategies “coping” and the most recent publications possible were prioritized. The discussion of this article focuses on the influence of COVID-19, which places several couples vulnerable to contamination and it is assumed that disadvantaged families in particular are exposed to the risk of contracting diseases, an aspect that makes them always anxious to looking for sustainability for their children on the one hand and thinking about themselves and their health on the other. In view of the various scenarios relating to the effects of COVID-19 in which it causes and conditions malaise in couples and/or families in the city of Quelimane, taking into account the particularities and psychological characteristics, they seek to mobilize different cognitive strategies to adapt to the context and it is concluded that these families, even going through moments of crisis, they assume the risks and challenges, taking life more naturally. Another interesting fact is that culture also influences people's coping styles and, therefore, interventions must address strengths, rituals and supports within a community. Therefore, appropriate interventions need to be adapted to the culture and context in which traumatic events occur (Carll, 2007).