The immediate impact of lockdown measures on mental health and couples’ relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic - results of a representative population survey in Germany

Cedric Sachser, Gabriel Olaru, Elisa Pfeiffer, Elmar Brähler, Vera Clemens, Miriam Rassenhofer, Andreas Witt and Jörg M. Fegert

Social Science & Medicine, 2021, vol. 278, issue C

Abstract: Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to have negative effects on mental health and relationship quality. However, little is known about the magnitude of these psychological effects on a population level and for vulnerable subgroups.

Keywords: COVID-19; Corona; Pandemic; Mental health; Relationship quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113954

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