Objective: To analyze the relationships between sociodemographic variables, intolerance to uncertainty (INT), social support, and psychological distress (i.e., indicators of Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) and perceived stress (PS)) in Brazilian men during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study with national coverage, of the web survey type, and conducted with 1006 Brazilian men during the period of social circulation restriction imposed by the health authorities in Brazil for suppression of the coronavirus and control of the pandemic. Structural equation modeling analysis was performed. Results: Statistically significant direct effects of race/skin color (λ = 0.268; p-value < 0.001), socioeconomic status (SES) (λ = 0.306; p-value < 0.001), household composition (λ = 0.281; p-value < 0.001), PS (λ = 0.513; p-value < 0.001), and INT (λ = 0.421; p-value < 0.001) were evidenced in the occurrence of CMDs. Black-skinned men with higher SES, living alone, and with higher PS and INT levels presented higher prevalence values of CMDs. Conclusions: High levels of PS and INT were the factors that presented the strongest associations with the occurrence of CMDs among the men. It is necessary to implement actions to reduce the stress-generating sources as well as to promote an increase in resilience and the development of intrinsic reinforcements to deal with uncertain threats.

Objective: To test the explanatory power of coping strategies and intolerance of uncertainty on men’s perceived stress levels and test the moderating role of coping strategies in the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and perceived stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: This was an online cross-sectional study in which 1,006 men living in Brazil during the Covid-19 pandemic participated. Participants were recruited using a snowball sampling technique and completed a questionnaire containing measures of all study variables. Data were examined using a correlation and a regression analysis. Results: Intolerance of uncertainty (β = .51) and refusal (β = .15) positively predicted perceived stress, whereas control (β = –.31) and isolation (β = –.06) negatively predicted it. Together, these variables explained 52% of men’s perceived stress (p < .001). Isolation and social support lessened the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and stress (p < .001). Conclusion: Men high in intolerance of uncertainty and refusal were more vulnerable to stress during the pandemic. However, coping helped mitigate the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and perceived stress, thus being a promising psychosocial intervention in this context.

Este artigo apresenta o Emotion Regulation Profile (ERP) como um instrumento para medir diferenças individuais na regulação de emoções. O ERP é constituído por 15 cenários que apresentam situações características de eventos da vida cotidiana desprazerosos (nove cenários) ou prazerosos (seis cenários). Cada cenário avalia a quantidade de respostas adaptativas/funcionais e desadaptativas/disfuncionais dos participantes. O instrumento foi aplicado a uma amostra de 686 pessoas entre 18 e 51 anos de idade. A amostra foi sudividida em dois grupos de 343 participantes para procedimentos de análises fatoriais exploratórias e confirmatórias. Os resultados da análise de componentes principais (primeira amostra) corroborou a estrutura bifatorial identificada no estudo original da medida, isto é, um fator de regulação das emoções negativas (down regulation) e um fator de regulação das emoções positivas (up regulation). Além disso, um conjunto de análises fatoriais confirmatórias (segunda amostra) mostrou que a estrutura bifatorial proposta teve um bom ajustamento aos dados. Por fim, foi possível propor uma versão reduzida do ERP com seis cenários (três que descrevem situações desprazerosas e três prazerosas) para avaliar adequadamente as diferentes estratégias usadas pelas pessoas na regulação de suas emoções.

O estilo pessoal do terapeuta refere-se a um construto multidimensional composto por cinco funções básicas presentes em seu processo de trabalho. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a validade fatorial da versão abreviada do Questionário Reduzido do Estilo Pessoal do Terapeuta (no original, Estilo Personal del Terapeuta-Cuestionario - EPT-C) em uma amostra de psicoterapeutas brasileiros. Uma análise fatorial confirmatória foi conduzida em uma amostra de 674 psicoterapeutas, sendo testados os modelos penta e tetrafatorial. O modelo tetrafatorial apresentou melhores índices de ajuste aos dados, e foram encontrados valores aceitáveis de consistência interna para suas dimensões. Examinou-se também a capacidade de o instrumento detectar diferenças estilísticas entre terapeutas em função de sua orientação teórica. De forma geral, terapeutas das orientações psicanalítica, humanista-existencial, analítica e sistêmica compõem um grupo mais homogêneo do que os terapeutas cognitivos e analítico-comportamentais quanto às funções do EPT-C. Discutem-se os ajustes realizados ao modelo, as diferenças intergrupais encontradas e sugestões para revisão do modelo.

Epistemic orientation refers to the preferred mode of accessing and using knowledge and is a construct of growing interest in psychotherapy research. In this context, the main objective of this study was to develop and provide initial validity evidence for a brief measure of epistemic orientation in a sample of Brazilian psychotherapists. Participants were 674 Brazilian psychotherapists (78.5% female), aged between 22 and 78 years. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on different subsamples to establish the structure of the measure. Results revealed an instrument consisting of three factors (Rationalism, Intuitionism, and Empiricism) with good psychometric properties and fit indices (X 2 = 1.92, GFI = 0.94, CFI = 0.95 and RMSEA = 0.06). Factors exhibited good internal consistency and convergent and discriminant validity. Criterion validity was evaluated by examining the scale’s ability to detect differences in the epistemic orientation dimensions as a function of therapist’s theoretical approach. Overall, the scale proved to be a valid self-report measure for investigating personal epistemology.

Objective: to evaluate the factors associated with emotion regulation in men with internet access living in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: an epidemiological survey, conducted with 1015 men. An electronic form was applied containing sociodemographic and occupational characteristics, support and coping strategies, as well as emotional and behavioral aspects. Emotion regulation was assessed using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. Results: The prevalence values observed were 44.6% for Low Cognitive Reappraisal and of 47.1% for High Emotional Suppression. The following factors were identified as associated: (a) with Low Cognitive Reappraisal: being aged 30 years old or more, practicing physical activity, worrying about social distancing and having positive emotions and feelings; and (b) with High Emotional Suppression: being heterosexual, non-white race/skin color, having security support or public administration, not sanitizing food, worrying about lack of physical activity and not having negative emotions. Conclusion: the adoption of emotion regulation strategies was associated with individual, contextual and emotional/behavioral characteristics. Masculinity ideals seem to exert an influence on these relationships.