Life Satisfaction during Forced Social Distancing and Home Confinement Derived from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain

Jerónimo J Gonzalez-Bernal, Paula Rodríguez-Fernández, Mirian Santamaría-Peláez, Josefa González-Santos, Benito León-del-Barco, Luis A. Minguez and Raúl Soto-Cámara
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Jerónimo J Gonzalez-Bernal: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Paula Rodríguez-Fernández: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Mirian Santamaría-Peláez: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Josefa González-Santos: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Benito León-del-Barco: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Teacher Training College, University of Extremadura, 10071 Caceres, Spain
Luis A. Minguez: Department of Educational Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain
Raúl Soto-Cámara: Department of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, 09001 Burgos, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Life satisfaction is one of the main dimensions of well-being related to psychological factors, being essential for a person to adjust to difficult circumstances. The restrictive measures adopted to minimize the diffusion of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could alter the subjective dimension of well-being, so the objective of this study was to determine the factors related to life satisfaction of the Spanish population during forced home confinement derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was designed, based on an online survey, and disseminated through the main social networks, which included the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and sociodemographic and COVID-19-related variables. The possible relationships between the different variables were studied using univariate and multivariable regression analyses. A total of 3261 subjects participated in the study. Factors associated with greater personal life satisfaction were fewer days of home confinement (? = (?0.088); p ? 0.001), the perception of having received enough information (? = 0.076; p ? 0.001), having private access to the outside (? = 0.066; p ? 0.001), being employed (? = 0.063; p ? 0.001), being male (? = 0.057; p = 0.001) and not having been isolated (? = 0.043; p = 0.013). The results of this study provide novel information about the profiles of people related to greater well-being and life satisfaction during forced social distancing and home confinement, but more studies are needed to help to understand and complement these findings.

Keywords: life satisfaction; well-being; pandemic; COVID-19; forced social distancing; home confinement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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