Life Satisfaction during Forced Social Distancing and Home Confinement Derived from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 18(4)2021 02 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1063403
ABSTRACT
Life satisfaction is one of the main dimensions of well-being related to psychological factors, being essential for a person to adjust to difficult circumstances. The restrictive measures adopted to minimize the diffusion of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could alter the subjective dimension of well-being, so the objective of this study was to determine the factors related to life satisfaction of the Spanish population during forced home confinement derived from the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was designed, based on an online survey, and disseminated through the main social networks, which included the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and sociodemographic and COVID-19-related variables. The possible relationships between the different variables were studied using univariate and multivariable regression analyses. A total of 3261 subjects participated in the study. Factors associated with greater personal life satisfaction were fewer days of home confinement (ß = (-0.088); p ≤ 0.001), the perception of having received enough information (ß = 0.076; p ≤ 0.001), having private access to the outside (ß = 0.066; p ≤ 0.001), being employed (ß = 0.063; p ≤ 0.001), being male (ß = 0.057; p = 0.001) and not having been isolated (ß = 0.043; p = 0.013). The results of this study provide novel information about the profiles of people related to greater well-being and life satisfaction during forced social distancing and home confinement, but more studies are needed to help to understand and complement these findings.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Personal Satisfaction
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Social Isolation
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Pandemics
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Physical Distancing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph18041474
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