Dey Sima Rani
Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management Dhaka 1207 Bangladesh.
Int Soc Sci J. 2022 May 4. doi: 10.1111/issj.12340.
For controlling the rapid spread of COVID-19 infections, the Bangladesh Government imposed lockdown to ensure social distancing among the mass. The study aimed to investigate the effect of COVID-19 lockdown on social relationships among Bangladeshi nationals. A social media-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 15 through June 7, 2020. The study used a survey questionnaire to ascertain the people's perception on COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdown, and on how the lockdown affected their social relationships. In this study, social relationships referred to the connections between family members, friends, and relatives. Linear regression was employed to determine the predictors of social relationships. A total of 352 survey responses were collected, out of which 64.2 per cent reported that their social relationships became stronger during lockdown. Age, marital status, occupation, and financial condition exhibited significant associations with social relationships. More specifically, young through middle-aged, married, housewives, and financially solvent people had a significant association with having strong social relationships. This study found that the COVID-19 lockdown revealed a positive impact on the social relationships of Bangladeshis. Healthy bonding and cordial support of family and friends are understood to have helped them to mitigate their mental stress, leading to positive health implications.
为控制新冠病毒感染的迅速传播，孟加拉国政府实施封锁措施，以确保民众保持社交距离。该研究旨在调查新冠疫情封锁措施对孟加拉国民众社会关系的影响。2020年5月15日至6月7日开展了一项基于社交媒体的横断面研究。该研究使用调查问卷来确定人们对新冠疫情及其相关封锁措施的看法，以及封锁措施如何影响他们的社会关系。在本研究中，社会关系指家庭成员、朋友和亲戚之间的联系。采用线性回归来确定社会关系的预测因素。共收集到352份调查问卷回复，其中64.2%的人表示他们的社会关系在封锁期间变得更加紧密。年龄、婚姻状况、职业和经济状况与社会关系存在显著关联。更具体地说，年轻至中年、已婚、家庭主妇以及经济状况良好的人与拥有紧密社会关系存在显著关联。该研究发现，新冠疫情封锁措施对孟加拉国人的社会关系产生了积极影响。家人和朋友之间健康的关系和真诚的支持被认为有助于他们减轻精神压力，从而对健康产生积极影响。
