Analysis of the Difference in College Students' Experience of Family Harmony before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
; 19(10):6265, 2022.
Article
in English
| MDPI | ID: covidwho-1857903
ABSTRACT
Background:
China implemented a home quarantine policy in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, college students stayed at home for a long time, facing their parents and being directly exposed to family affairs every day. Thus, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and home quarantine on college students' experience of family harmony are worth discussing.Objectives:
In this study, we aimed to explore whether there was any difference in college students' experience of family harmony before and after the COVID-19 outbreak.Methods:
Participants in this study were undergraduates from a university in Tianjin. They completed the college students' experience of family harmony questionnaire (CSEFHQ) before and after the COVID-19 outbreak (December 2019 and March 2020). A total of 215 participants (96 men and 119 women) completed the whole test.Results:
The paired sample t-tests showed that the scores on seven dimensions of CSEFHQ getting along (t = 5.116, p < 0.001), conflict (t = 6.442, p < 0.001), sharing (t = 5.414, p < 0.001), self-isolation (t = 3.014, p < 0.01), help-seeking (t = 5.353, p < 0.001), avoidance (t = 6.010, p < 0.001), support-providing (t = 5.818, p < 0.001), and the total scores of CSEFHQ (t = 6.496, p < 0.001) were all significantly reduced after the COVID-19 outbreak, while the scores on the other two dimensions, undertaking housework (t = 1.379) and indifference (t = 1.765), did not change significantly.Conclusions:
The college students' experience of family harmony was significantly worse after the COVID-19 outbreak. These results can be used to improve the level of family harmony of college students during the pandemic and improve their quality of life.
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MDPI
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Language:
English
Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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