Relationship quality and mental health during Covid-19 lockdown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23322100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christoph Pieh (0000-0003-2708-303X, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems, corresponding author), Teresa O ́Rourke (Universität für Weiterbildung Krems), Sanja Budimir (0000-0002-4110-9112, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems), Thomas Probst (0000-0002-6113-2133, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems) |
| Editors | Ali Montazeri (0000-0001-6826-8968) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | e0238906 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLoS ONE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1932-6203 • E-ISSN: 1932-6203 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0238906 |
| PMID | 32915878 |
| OpenAlex | W3086044697 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 83 |
| References cited | 21 |
Catastrophes are known to have an impact on relationships as well as on mental health. This study evaluated differences in several mental health and well-being measures according to relationship quality during the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic and related lockdown measures. A cross-sectional online survey was launched four weeks after lockdown measures were implemented in Austria. Relationship quality was measured with the Quality of Marriage Index (QMI), and mental health measures included quality of life (WHO-QOL BREF psychological domain), well-being (WHO-5), depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7), stress (PSS-10), and sleep quality (ISI). ANOVAs with Bonferroni-corrected post-hoc tests and Chisquared tests were applied. In all mental health scales, individuals with good relationship quality (n = 543) scored better than individuals with poor relationship quality (n = 190) or without relationship (n = 272). The odds ratios (OR) between the poor and good relationship quality groups were 3.5 for the PHQ-9, 3.4 for the GAD-7, and 2.0 for the ISI. Additionally, individuals without no relationship scored better on all scales than individuals with poor relationship quality (all p-values < .05). Relationship quality was related to mental health during COVID-19. The prevalence of depressive symptoms increased according to relationship quality from 13% up to 35%. Relationship per se was not associated with better mental health, but the quality of the relationship was essential. Compared to no relationship, a good relationship quality was a protective factor whereas a poor relationship quality was a risk factor.
Analysis of variance · Anxiety · Bonferroni correction · Mental health · Psychiatry · Quality (philosophy) · Quality of life (healthcare) · Statistics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Internal Medicine · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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