The impact of coronavirus crisis on human interpersonal relationships among AlAhsa population.

Abstract

Home quarantine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was a clear cause of loss of communication and a lot of conflicts between individuals, which had adverse consequences on people's relationships. This study aims to assess the effect of lockdown on interpersonal relationships in AlAhsa community. A. The study demonstrates that (61.8%) of the participants reported that their relationships were affected during lockdown, (61.4%) of them were affected negatively, with a higher rate among the unemployed and students (73.1%) and (64.8%), respectively. About 38.6% of the individuals were positively affected. Most of the participants identified that quarantine affected their interpersonal relationships negatively, which were impacted variably by different demographical statuses.