Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022

This study examined the relationship between poverty and mental health disorders, specifically anxiety, personality, and depression, in 2,399 adults aged 30–59 treated at the Community Mental Health Center ‘Sarita Colonia’ in Callao between 2017 and 2022. Using a positivist paradigm, the research ad...

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Main Authors: Pedro Martínez Valera, Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo, Jackeline Valencia, Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez, Doris Esenarro Vargas, Luis Vega-Mori, Ana Sánchez Medina
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2025.2449597
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author Pedro Martínez Valera
Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo
Jackeline Valencia
Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez
Doris Esenarro Vargas
Luis Vega-Mori
Ana Sánchez Medina
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Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo
Jackeline Valencia
Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez
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description This study examined the relationship between poverty and mental health disorders, specifically anxiety, personality, and depression, in 2,399 adults aged 30–59 treated at the Community Mental Health Center ‘Sarita Colonia’ in Callao between 2017 and 2022. Using a positivist paradigm, the research adopted a non-experimental, correlational, cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach and documentary analysis. Results showed no statistically significant association between poverty and mental health disorders (p = .052; F = 2.640; R² = .054). However, ANOVA indicated that poverty might be predicted by anxiety (p = .020; F = 3.378) and depression (p = .026; F = 3.177), but not personality disorders (p = .399; F = .992). The findings highlight the bidirectional relationship between mental health and poverty while challenging the notion that monetary poverty alone predicts mental disorders. This underscores the limitations of relying solely on economic metrics and advocates for the use of multidimensional poverty indicators. Such approaches could provide deeper insights into the complex interplay between mental health and deprivation. These results inform the development of more targeted mental health interventions and public policies, emphasizing the need for comprehensive poverty measures to enhance the effectiveness of strategies addressing mental health disparities.
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spelling doaj-art-801537c6b3c44f1fb62ced3c151ad9e82025-01-24T07:08:39ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862025-12-0111110.1080/23311886.2025.2449597Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022Pedro Martínez Valera0Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo1Jackeline Valencia2Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez3Doris Esenarro Vargas4Luis Vega-Mori5Ana Sánchez Medina6Universidad Ricardo Palma, PerúInstituto de Estudios e Investigación de la Mujer, Universidad Ricardo Palma, PerúInstituto de Estudios e Investigación de la Mujer, Universidad Ricardo Palma, PerúFacultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas, Universidad Ricardo Palma, PerúFacultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Universidad Ricardo Palma, PerúUniversidad Ricardo Palma, PerúUniversidad Ricardo Palma, PerúThis study examined the relationship between poverty and mental health disorders, specifically anxiety, personality, and depression, in 2,399 adults aged 30–59 treated at the Community Mental Health Center ‘Sarita Colonia’ in Callao between 2017 and 2022. Using a positivist paradigm, the research adopted a non-experimental, correlational, cross-sectional design with a quantitative approach and documentary analysis. Results showed no statistically significant association between poverty and mental health disorders (p = .052; F = 2.640; R² = .054). However, ANOVA indicated that poverty might be predicted by anxiety (p = .020; F = 3.378) and depression (p = .026; F = 3.177), but not personality disorders (p = .399; F = .992). The findings highlight the bidirectional relationship between mental health and poverty while challenging the notion that monetary poverty alone predicts mental disorders. This underscores the limitations of relying solely on economic metrics and advocates for the use of multidimensional poverty indicators. Such approaches could provide deeper insights into the complex interplay between mental health and deprivation. These results inform the development of more targeted mental health interventions and public policies, emphasizing the need for comprehensive poverty measures to enhance the effectiveness of strategies addressing mental health disparities.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2025.2449597Povertyanxietypersonality disordersdepressioncommunity mental health CenterMental Health
spellingShingle Pedro Martínez Valera
Ada Lucía Gallegos Ruiz Cornejo
Jackeline Valencia
Mauricio Renato Bouroncle Velásquez
Doris Esenarro Vargas
Luis Vega-Mori
Ana Sánchez Medina
Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
Cogent Social Sciences
Poverty
anxiety
personality disorders
depression
community mental health Center
Mental Health
title Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
title_full Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
title_fullStr Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
title_full_unstemmed Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
title_short Poverty associated with anxiety, personality and depression disorders in adults at the "Sarita Colonia" Community Mental Health Center in Callao 2017–2022
title_sort poverty associated with anxiety personality and depression disorders in adults at the sarita colonia community mental health center in callao 2017 2022
topic Poverty
anxiety
personality disorders
depression
community mental health Center
Mental Health
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2025.2449597
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