COVID-19 and relationship quality: Emotional, paid work and organizational spheres

Bellani, Daniela; Vignoli, Daniele

doi:10.1553/populationyearbook2022.res1.5

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“…The pandemic also affected reproductive behavior in more subtle ways. Marriages were postponed, younger people and couples not living together had fewer opportunities to meet, some couples reported worsening relationship quality (Bellani and Vignoli 2022;Schmid et al 2021;Vigl et al 2022) and less frequent sexual intercourse (Lehmiller et al 2020;Luetke et al 2020), families struggled to accommodate home schooling and other needs of their children staying at home, and contact with grandparents-important providers of childcarewas often severely restricted or entirely cut off for many months (e.g., Settersten et al 2020;Berrington et al 2021;Mayer 2022). In short, the coronavirus pandemic was often perceived as a disruptive shock, which brought about new uncertainties (Guetto, Bazzani, and Vignoli 2022) and which would accelerate the long-standing trend to low or very low fertility rates.…”

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Pandemic Roller‐Coaster? Birth Trends in Higher‐Income Countries During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Sobotka¹,

Zeman²,

Jasilioniene³

et al. 2023

Population & Development Rev

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We use monthly birth data collected by the Human Fertility Database to analyze the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on birth trends until September 2022 in 38 higher‐income countries. We also present estimates of the monthly total fertility rate adjusted for seasonality. Our analysis reveals that the pandemic led to distinct swings in births and fertility rates. The initial pandemic shock was associated with a fall in births in most countries, with the sharpest drop in January 2021. Next, birth rates showed a short‐term recovery in March 2021, following the conceptions after the end of the first wave of the pandemic. Most countries reported a stable or slightly increasing number of births in the subsequent months, especially in autumn 2021. Yet another, quite unexpected, downturn in births started in January 2022, linked with the conceptions in spring 2021 when the pandemic measures were mostly eased out and vaccination was gaining momentum. Taken together and contrary to some initial expectations, the coronavirus pandemic did not bring a lasting “baby bust” in most of the analyzed countries. Especially the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States experienced an improvement in their birth dynamics in 2021 compared with the prepandemic period.

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Pandemic Roller‐Coaster? Birth Trends in Higher‐Income Countries During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Sobotka¹,

Zeman²,

Jasilioniene³

et al. 2023

Population & Development Rev

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“…Specifically, an increase in social support and interactions at an educational institute decreases burnout and enhances well-being [39]. Importantly, recently conducted studies have found that during the Covid-19 pandemic, relationship quality decreased, and that this result was driven mostly by the emotional stressor [44]. According to Pieh et al [40], compared to no relationship, a good relationship quality was a protective factor, whereas a poor relationship quality was a risk factor for mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown.…”

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Youth relationships during the pandemic Covid-19 matter. A mediating role of social resources on e-learning burnout, well-being, and overeating behaviors

Tomaszek

Muchacka-Cymerman

2023

Curr Probl Psychiatry

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Aim: Youth who are engaging themselves in overeating behaviours are at risk of numerous adverse outcomes. Overeating may be also considered as an early warning sign of additional psychological issues, e.g. poor well-being, depression and suicide ideation. Although a vast body of literature has examined pandemic Covid-19 related stressors as potential risk factors for eating problems, no studies have explored e-learning stress and burnout as a characteristic that may contribute to overeating among adolescents during this global crisis. The main goal of this study was to test the mediation effect of social resources on the associations between e-school stress and burnout, adolescents’ psychological well-being and overeating. Method: Path analysis was conducted on the results of the E-Learning Burnout Scale, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Short Social Resource scale, and one-item scales for Overeating behaviours and Online School Stress. Cross-sectional data were collected via Google forms from 186 students (M=15.93 years; SD=1.70; 60% girls). Results: Social resources and e-learning burnout had a significant direct effect on overeating behaviours frequency. The significant indirect effect of psychological well-being via social resources on overeating behaviours was confirmed, however the indirect effect of e-learning burnout was insignificant. Student stress had a significant indirect effect on overeating behaviours via e-learning burnout, and via social resources. Conclusions: E-learning stress and burnout during the Covid-19 pandemic are directly related to the reduction of the individuals’ resources used to effectively cope with negative emotions and distress in everyday life, which, in turn, may heighten the risk of engaging in overeating behaviours. Keywords: overeating behaviours, online student burnout, social resources, adolescence

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“…These containment measures had led to major disruptions in social and family life (Mayer, 2022; OECD, 2021a, 2021b). They also resulted in increased stress and relationship struggles (Bellani & Vignoli, 2022)—factors that are negatively associated with an intention to become pregnant (Manning et al, 2022; Tasneem et al, 2023). At the same time, economic support cushioned financial pressure and economic uncertainty.…”

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Fertility decline in the later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of policy interventions, vaccination programmes, and economic uncertainty

Winkler-Dworak,

Zeman,

Sobotka

2024

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BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, birth rates in most higher-income countries first briefly declined and then shortly recovered, showing no common trends afterwards until early 2022, when they unexpectedly dropped. STUDY FOCUS: We analyse monthly changes in total fertility rates in higher-income countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a special focus on 2022, when birth rates declined in most countries. We consider three broader sets of explanatory factors: economic uncertainty, policy interventions restricting mobility and social activities outside the home, and the role of vaccination programmes. STUDY DESIGN, DATA: This study uses population-wide data on monthly total fertility rates adjusted for seasonality and calendar effects provided in the Human Fertility Database (HFD, 2023). Births taking place between November 2020 and October 2022 correspond to conceptions occurring between February 2020 and January 2022, i.e., after the onset of the pandemic but prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The data cover 26 countries, including 21 countries in Europe, the United States, Canada, Israel, Japan and the Republic of Korea. METHODS: First, we provide a descriptive analysis of the monthly changes in the total fertility rate (TFR). Second, we estimate the effects of the explanatory factors on the observed fertility swings using linear fixed effects (within) regression models. MAIN RESULTS: We find that birth trends during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with economic uncertainty, as measured by increased inflation, the stringency of pandemic policy interventions, and the progression of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, whereas unemployment did not show any link to fertility during the pandemic. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION: Our research is restricted to higher-income countries with relatively strong social support policies provided by the government as well as wide access to modern contraception. Our data do not allow analysing fertility trends by key characteristics, such as age, birth order and social status. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS: This is the first multi-country study of the drivers of birth trends in a later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the past, periods following epidemics and health crises were typically associated with a recovery in fertility. In contrast, our results show that the gradual phasing out of pandemic containment measures, allowing increased mobility and a return to more normal work and social life, contributed to declining birth rates in most countries. In addition, our analysis indicates that some women avoided pregnancy during the initial vaccination roll-out.

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COVID-19 and relationship quality: Emotional, paid work and organizational spheres

Cited by 8 publications

References 57 publications

Pandemic Roller‐Coaster? Birth Trends in Higher‐Income Countries During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pandemic Roller‐Coaster? Birth Trends in Higher‐Income Countries During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Youth relationships during the pandemic Covid-19 matter. A mediating role of social resources on e-learning burnout, well-being, and overeating behaviors

Fertility decline in the later phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of policy interventions, vaccination programmes, and economic uncertainty

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