Emotional experiences and coping styles of Brazilians in Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic facing stressful situations with their family and friends in Canada and Brazil

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Objective: to identify the emotional experiences and coping strategies of Brazilians in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic in the face of stressful situations for themselves, their families, and friends in Canada and Brazil. Methods: an online survey (July – October 2021) with an original questionnaire was used with Brazilians living in Canada to explore emotional experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and their coping strategies in the face of stressful situations. Data analysis was descriptive statistics. Results: participants (n=387) reported that main worries related to the safety of significant ones living in Brazil due to high risk of infection, lack of self-protection, as well as restricted access to healthcare services. Results: identified individuals’ emotional experiences and the strategies they used to deal with them. Experiences seemed to be less stressful and relatively manageable through the use of social media, physical exercises, contact with nature, and reconnection with religion and spirituality. Feelings of worry and fear and efforts at problem-solving arose for Brazilians in Canada mainly from issues lived by their families and friends in Brazil. A sense of safety regarding themselves, their friends, and relatives in Canada was also identified. Conclusions: results corroborated that the COVID -19 pandemic brought uncomfortable emotions in response to stressful and uncertain situations. Respondents acknowledged their experience with these types of emotions and reported diverse adaptive strategies depending on their approach to the situation.

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