Palma, Emanuel Missias SilvaSousa, Anderson Reis deTeixeira, Jules Ramon BritoMoreira, Wanderson CarneiroAraújo, Ana Caroline Monteiro deSouza, Luiz Filipe VieiraAnjos, Júlio Cézar Ramos dosPortela, Hannah Souza de AlmeidaCarvalho, Herica Emilia Félix deMuniz, Vinícius de OliveiraBarreto, Nilo Manoel Pereira VieiraAlmeida, Éric SantosMota, Tilson NunesSantos, Sélton Diniz dosSouza, Antônio Tiago da SilvaSilva, Josielson Costa daAlmeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro LandimLourenção, Luciano GarciaQueiroz, Aline Macêdo deJúnior, Edmar José FortesMerces, Magno Conceição dasLima, Shirley Verônica Melo AlmeidaSilva, Francisca Michelle Duarte daGomes, Nadirlene PereiraServo, Maria Lúcia SilvaCarvalho, Evanilda Souza de SantanaBarros, SôniaAraújo, Tânia Maria deOliveira, Márcia Aparecida Ferreira deSousa, Álvaro Francisco Lopes deMendes, Isabel Amélia Costa2022-07-212022-07-212022-07-011661-7827http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/38342The analysis of sociodemographic and emotional factors is essential to understanding how men perceive stress and practice self-compassion. In health crises, this problem becomes an emergency for public health. This study aimed to analyze the influence of sociodemographic and emotional factors on the relationship between self-compassion and the perceived stress of men residing in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a nationwide cross-sectional study carried out between June and December 2020 with 1006 men who completed a semi-structured electronic questionnaire. Data were collected using the snowball technique. Perceived stress was measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14), and self-compassion was assessed using the Self-Compassion Scale. Most men had low self-compassion (51.5%; n = 516) and a moderate level of perceived stress (60.9%; n = 613), while 15.9% (n = 170) had a high level of stress. The prevalence of men in the combined situation of low self-compassion and high perceived stress was 39.4% (n = 334). Living with friends had a higher prevalence of low self-compassion and high perceived stress. The prevalence of common mental disorders was high (54.3%). Men with low levels of self-compassion reported higher levels of perceived stress; however, this association was moderated by emotional and sociodemographic variables. These findings highlight the importance of considering individual and contextual factors in public policies promoting men’s mental health.engCompassionCOVID-19Mental healthMen’s healthPsychological stressjournal article10.3390/ijerph1913815985133164873PMC926584935805819000825665500001