Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.
Health Care Women Int. 2020 Nov-Dec;41(11-12):1273-1293. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1829626. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
After the COVID-19 virus was officially declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, the Israeli government adopted lockdown restrictions to limit its spread. The purpose of the present article is to examine the impact of this disturbing environment on Israeli women. Specifically, we examined whether fear of the virus would impact the women's distress symptoms, self-rated health (SRH), and marital satisfaction. A total of 130 Israeli married women with children completed the survey during the lockdown restrictions period. All participants reported that their children were living with them during the lockdown, and that no one had been infected by the virus. The results indicated that fear of COVID-19 was negatively associated with SRH as well as marital satisfaction, and positively associated with psychological distress. In addition, psychological distress mediated the link between fear of COVID-19 and both SRH and marital satisfaction. To mitigate similar negative consequences in the future, it is suggested that interventions should focus on the way the crisis is presented in the public domain. In addition, further research is recommended to identify the various indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological, physical, and relational aspects among women.
2020 年 3 月 11 日，世界卫生组织正式宣布 COVID-19 病毒为大流行后，以色列政府采取了封锁限制措施以限制其传播。本文旨在探讨这种令人不安的环境对以色列女性的影响。具体来说，我们研究了对病毒的恐惧是否会影响女性的困扰症状、自我评估健康（SRH）和婚姻满意度。在封锁限制期间，共有 130 名有孩子的以色列已婚女性完成了调查。所有参与者都报告说，他们的孩子在封锁期间与他们住在一起，而且没有人感染病毒。结果表明，对 COVID-19 的恐惧与 SRH 以及婚姻满意度呈负相关，与心理困扰呈正相关。此外，心理困扰在恐惧 COVID-19 与 SRH 和婚姻满意度之间起到了中介作用。为了减轻未来类似的负面影响，建议干预措施应侧重于公共领域对危机的呈现方式。此外，还建议进一步研究 COVID-19 大流行对女性心理、身体和人际关系方面的各种间接后果。
