Almeida Júnior, José Jailson deVale, Mariana FerreiraCamargo Júnior, Elton BrásMagalhães, Fernando Augusto CintraDonato, Edilaine Cristina da Silva GherardiFernandes, Maria Neyrian de Fátima2024-01-292024-01-292023ALMEIDA JUNIOR, José Jailson de; VALE, Mariana Ferreira; CAMARGO JUNIOR, Elton Brás; MAGALHÃES, Fernando Augusto Cintra; GHERARDI DONATO, Edilaine Cristina da Silva; FERNANDES, Maria Neyrian de Fátima. Fatores de risco para a saúde mental da população em meio a pandemia de COVID-19. Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da Usp, [S.l.], v. 57, p. 1, 2023. FapUNIFESP (SciELO). http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1980-220x-reeusp-2022-0324pt. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/reeusp/a/8hcGJtsFM3ZvRC3bmXPH8BS/?lang=pt#. Acesso em: 19 dez. 2023.e1980-220Xhttps://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/57429Objective: To identify risk factors for mental health in the population in times of COVID-19 through the analysis of levels of socio-cognitive mindfulness and perception of stress in individuals. Method: This is a cross-sectional observational study with a quantitative approach, carried out through online data collection using the Perceived Stress Scale and the Langer Mindfulness Scale in a sample of 955 individuals from different regions of Brazil. Results: Women, younger people and individuals with low socioeconomic conditions had higher levels of perceived stress; on the other hand, older men and individuals with high socioeconomic status had higher levels of mindfulness. Conclusion: Socio-cognitive mindfulness was not a protective factor for perceived stress in the context of the COVID-19 pandemicAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/Infecções por CoronavírusCOVID-19Estresse PsicológicoAtenção PlenaEnfermagemSaúde MentalCoronavirus InfectionNursingMental HealthStressPsychologicalMindfulnessarticlehttps://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2022-0324pt