Abstract
Everyone has experiences that make them feel upset, disappointed, or fatigued. When these types of feelings are combined with certain life events or situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, they often lead to mounting tension and stress. A crisis is a disruption or breakdown in a person’s or a family’s normal or usual pattern of functioning. The aims and objectives of this study are to explore how lockdown and social distancing had an impact on family relations in Cyprus and to what extent affected stress level of participants. By examining the impact of social distancing among adults 18 and older (N = 160), valuable conclusions were extracted. Therefore, the purpose of the study is to strengthen the idea of using alternative approaches in social preventions and/or interventions in crisis in order to deal with stress. The study argues that the disruption of usual patterns of functioning, in addition to other psychosocial and economic factors, diminishes the quality of life, resulting in tension and stress in a family environment. On the other hand, findings from the current study indicate an enhancement of relationships in challenging times, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Highlights
The recent Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused unprecedented, multiple, and complicated issues to the global population
The hypothesis on whether the different status of people played an important role in the way they handled lockdown and social distancing was tested to examine if family status and place of living, type of living, area of living, and work status affected their capacity to handle lockdown conditions
In relation to the above discussion and within Hill’s ABC-X stress model frame, where (A) represents the stressor event, (B) the resources available to a family, (C) the family’s perceptions of the stressor, and (X) the likelihood of crisis, this study aims to analyze the factors that determine the relationship between stressful events and crises within families in the context of the potentially disruptive effects of COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
The recent Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused unprecedented, multiple, and complicated issues to the global population. Lockdowns and social distancing during the pandemic could be characterized as the most extreme measures the western world experienced, probably since. These extraordinary measures led millions of people to separate from their loved ones, their jobs and colleagues, their friends, and parents. While protection measures against COVID-19 were similar all over the world, mainly through lockdowns and social distancing, it is interesting to examine how those measures affected people from different cultures. In this particular paper, the case of Cyprus is examined
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