Couple satisfaction and impact of confinement by COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico

Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between marital satisfaction, measured by the Relationship Assessment Scale and the perceived impact of confinement due to COVID-19 in different areas of people’s lives, in a Mexican sample. Method: 101 peop...

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Autores: Quezada-Berumen, Lucía del Carmen, Landero-Hernández, René, González-Ramírez, Mónica Teresa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Perú
Institución:Instituto Peruano de Orientación Psicológica
Repositorio:Interacciones
Idioma:español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.ejournals.host:article/173
Acceso en línea:https://revistainteracciones.com/index.php/rin/article/view/173
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:coronavirus
pareja
pandemia
cuarentena
aislamiento
salud mental
couple
pandemic
quarantine
isolation
mental health
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Sumario:Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between marital satisfaction, measured by the Relationship Assessment Scale and the perceived impact of confinement due to COVID-19 in different areas of people’s lives, in a Mexican sample. Method: 101 people living as a couple, with an average age of 41.2 years (SD = 10.7), 54.5% women and 45.5% men were evaluated. Results: The main result was a negative and significant correlation that indicates that the greater the satisfaction in the relationship, the less impact of confinement in the areas of tranquility, happiness, health, physical condition and emotional well-being. Conclusion: The people with higher marital satisfaction will perceive less impact during the contingency by COVID-19 in the different areas of the person's life.