Department of Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
PLoS One. 2022 Mar 3;17(3):e0264511. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264511. eCollection 2022.
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has had a large impact on various aspects of life, but questions about its effects on close relationships remain largely unanswered. In the present study, we examined perceived changes in relationship satisfaction at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic by using an international sample of 3,243 individuals from 67 different countries, mostly from Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In April and May 2020, participants responded to an online survey that included questions about relationship satisfaction, their satisfaction before the pandemic, other relationship aspects (e.g., shared time), special circumstances (e.g., mobility restrictions), and enduring dispositions (e.g., insecure attachment). A decline in time shared with one's partner was most strongly associated with perceived decreases in relationship satisfaction, resulting in a different pattern of findings for cohabiting and non-cohabiting individuals. Among the most influential moderators were anxious and avoidant attachment. The findings offer insights into both aggravating and protecting factors in couples' responses to pandemic-related stressors.
新冠疫情的爆发对生活的各个方面都产生了重大影响，但关于其对亲密关系影响的问题仍未得到充分解答。在本研究中，我们通过来自 67 个不同国家（主要来自意大利、美国、英国、德国、奥地利和瑞士）的 3243 名个体的国际样本，考察了新冠疫情开始时人们对关系满意度的感知变化。在 2020 年 4 月和 5 月，参与者回答了一个在线调查，其中包括关于关系满意度、疫情前满意度、其他关系方面（例如，共同时间）、特殊情况（例如，行动限制）和持久性格（例如，不安全依恋）的问题。与伴侣共度的时间减少与关系满意度的下降密切相关，这导致了同居和非同居个体的发现模式不同。其中最具影响力的调节因素是焦虑和回避依恋。这些发现为夫妻对与疫情相关压力源的反应的加重和保护因素提供了深入了解。
