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Relationship satisfaction in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-national examination of situational, dispositional, and relationship factors
- Source :
- PloS one. 17(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a large impact on various aspects of life, but questions about its effects on close relationships remain largely unanswered. In the present study, we examined perceived changes in relationship satisfaction at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic by using an international sample of 3,243 individuals from 67 different countries, mostly from Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In April and May 2020, participants responded to an online survey that included questions about relationship satisfaction, their satisfaction before the pandemic, other relationship aspects (e.g., shared time), special circumstances (e.g., mobility restrictions), and enduring dispositions (e.g., insecure attachment). A decline in time shared with one’s partner was most strongly associated with perceived decreases in relationship satisfaction, resulting in a different pattern of findings for cohabiting and non-cohabiting individuals. Among the most influential moderators were anxious and avoidant attachment. The findings offer insights into both aggravating and protecting factors in couples’ responses to pandemic-related stressors.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Family Characteristics
Multidisciplinary
Adolescent
Geography
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Personal Satisfaction
Anxiety
Middle Aged
Young Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sexual Partners
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Humans
Female
Interpersonal Relations
Pandemics
Stress, Psychological
Aged
Personality
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PloS one
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....30fa7174b348b500b68957e15d077a65