Resilience and Stress in Romantic Relationships in the United States During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13090543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M J Rosenfeld (0000-0002-6310-4558, corresponding author), Sonia Hausen |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 472-500 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2330-6696 • E-ISSN: 2330-6696 |
| Publisher | Society for Sociological Science (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.15195/v10.a17 |
| OpenAlex | W4386454371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 55 |
We measure the perceived effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on romantic relationships in the United States. We contrast Family Stress theories emphasizing potential harms of the pandemic with Family Resilience Theory suggesting that crises can lead couples to build meaning and strengthen their relationships. We examine closed-ended and open-ended questions about relationship responses to the pandemic from the How Couples Meet and Stay Together surveys from 2017, 2020 and 2022. We analyze potential correlates of relationship outcomes including education, children at home, gender, time spent together and pre-pandemic relationship quality. Subjects were three times as likely to describe pandemic relationship benefits compared to harms. Couples in high quality relationships were especially resilient to pandemic stresses, and derived benefits from more time together. Couples made meaning out of the pandemic and used the normalcy of their domestic situations to make a common front against an external threat
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Criminology · Geography · Pandemic · Political science · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |