Does It Matter Who You Live with during COVID-19 Lockdown? Association of Living Arrangements with Psychosocial Health, Life Satisfaction, and Quality of Life: A Pilot Study

Living arrangements might greatly impact psychosocial health and quality of life, particularly during the COVID-19 lockdown. This pilot study aimed to examine the association of different common living arrangements with psychosocial health, life satisfaction, and quality of life among Chinese adults...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-02, Vol.19 (3), p.1827
Main Authors: Xu, Zijun, Yu, Xiaoyang, Zhang, Dexing, Zheng, Xiaoxiang, Zhang, Zihuang, Lee, Rym Chung-Man, Cheung, Peter Man-Hin, Wong, Samuel Yeung-Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Child
Children
Communicable Disease Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental health
Parents
Personal Satisfaction
Pilot Projects
Post traumatic stress disorder
Privacy
Psychological stress
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
SARS-CoV-2
Shelter in place
Young Adult
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Summary:Living arrangements might greatly impact psychosocial health and quality of life, particularly during the COVID-19 lockdown. This pilot study aimed to examine the association of different common living arrangements with psychosocial health, life satisfaction, and quality of life among Chinese adults during the COVID-19 lockdown. An anonymous online survey was conducted using convenience sampling through the WeChat application in February 2020. Mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-2, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, Patient Health Questionnaire-15, and meaning in life), social health (UCLA-3), quality of life (EQ5D and EQ-VAS), and life satisfaction were measured. Linear regression models were used. The study included 1245 adults (mean age: 34.14 ± 10.71) in China. Compared to other living arrangements, participants who "live with partner and children" or "live with partner, children and parents" were more likely to have better outcomes of mental health, social health, quality of life, and life satisfaction. Participants who "live with parents or grandparents" or "live with partner" were more likely to have better health outcomes compared with those who "live with children" or "live alone". Living with a partner, children, and/or parents could be a protective factor against poor psychosocial health during lockdown and quarantine.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19031827