Lockdown: A chance to strengthen the relationship or to widen the gap for tunisian couples?. (13th April 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Meddouri, L.S.; Cherif, E.; Hajri, A.; Maamri, A.; Zalila, H.
• Is Part Of: European psychiatry. Volume 64:Supplement 1(2021)
• Page Start: S654
• Page End: S655
• Publication Date: 2021-04-13
• Subjects: Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Mental illness -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616.89
• DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.1738
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0924-9338

Abstract

Abstract : Introduction: General lockdown due to the outbreak of Corona virus is a major change in people's lives. Some mental health professionals consider it as a traumatic event with potentially serious psychiatric repercussions, especially on married couples. Objectives: Determine the consequences of the lockdown on married couples. Methods: An online survey conducted on social media during Mai 2020. Results: A total of 223 married persons filled our survey with 86, 1% females. Marriage was traditional in 17%, through mutual friends and acquaintances in 0, 4% and after a love story in 84, 3%. Families were not consenting to the marriage in 5, 4% and 28, 7% of participants did not consider that they knew their partner enough prior to marriage. The mean duration of marriage was 2 years and 10 months. Having children was reported in 77, 1%. Before the general lockdown, 1, 79% described their relationship as "bad" compared to 5, 82% during; sharing house chores raised from 56, 44% to 68, 44%. And taking care of children by both parents during the lockdown raised also from 55% to 67, 22%. Frequency of sexual intercourse was the same in 57, 4% and lower in 23, 8%. The lockdown was an opportunity to discover new things in their partner for 28, 4% and 19, 7% did not consider the lockdown as a chance to spend more time with their partner. Conclusions: The lockdown gave us a chance to study the impact of the absence of social life on married couples. Disclosure: No significant relationships.