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

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...

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Published in:Annals of African medicine 2024-01, Vol.23 (1), p.76-81
Main Authors: Khan, Abdul Sattar, Alnefaie, Bayan Taher, Al-Ali, Danah Sami, Alhajji, Zainab Yousif, Almusallam, Saja Ali, Alghannam, Fadak Noori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronavirus infections
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographics
Epidemics
Humans
Interpersonal relations
Pandemics
Personal relationships
Quarantine
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Shelter in place
Social aspects
Social media
Students
Surveys
Unemployment
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Summary: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. cross-sectional study was conducted during 2020-2021 with 306 participants in AlAhsa, the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The data were collected using an online survey to explore the effect of lockdown on interpersonal relationships. 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.
ISSN:1596-3519
0975-5764
DOI:10.4103/aam.aam_184_23