Changes in social relationships during an initial "stay-at-home" phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal survey study in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, and consequent social distancing directives have been observed to negatively impact social relationships but the impact of these changes on the quality of social relationships at a population level has not been explored.

Objective

To evaluate changes in social relationships in a U.S. population sample during a time of social distancing.

Methods

We deployed a matched, longitudinal survey design of the National Institutes of Health Adult Social Relationship Scales to assess the social aspects of emotional support, instrumental support, friendship, loneliness, perceived hostility, and perceived rejection from a time without social distancing (February 2018) to a time w

SUBMITTER: Philpot LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7895700 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature