Is It Possible to Find Something Positive in Being Confined Due to COVID-19? Implications for Well-Being

M. Dolores Merino, Coral Oliver-Hernández, M. Dolores Vallellano and Inmaculada Mateo
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M. Dolores Merino: Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial, Facultad de Psicología, Campus de Somosaguas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain
Coral Oliver-Hernández: Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial, Facultad de Psicología, Campus de Somosaguas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain
M. Dolores Vallellano: Departamento de Psicología Social, del Trabajo y Diferencial, Facultad de Psicología, Campus de Somosaguas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain
Inmaculada Mateo: Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, 18080 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 23, 1-10

Abstract: In relation to COVID-19, little research has focused on the study of variables that affect well-being during this pandemic. The purpose of this research is twofold: (1) to find out if people experiencing a quarantine are able to appreciate any positive aspects of it, and to analyze how these responses are categorized and (2) to check if there are differences in levels of well-being according to these categories. There were 243 representative participants of the Spanish population according to sex, age, and educational level. The methodology was mixed, qualitative for the first objective and quantitative for the second. The first used the Thematic Network, while the second used logistic regression. From the qualitative analysis, three major categories were extracted: intrinsic orientation, extrinsic orientation, and empty orientation. The quantitative results showed a clear advantage in well-being for the intrinsically oriented group. The group of intrinsic orientation presented a better coping ability while the group of extrinsic orientation was as little adaptive as the group of empty orientation. Recommendations are extracted from the results.

Keywords: COVID-19; quarantine; positive affect; negative affect; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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