Significantly more women than men face mental problems that have developed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, because they have a harder time enduring the isolation measures introduced to fight against covid-19, according to a British study, as reported by Hina.
Scientists from the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, Lisa Spantig and Ben Etheridge, based on a survey, concluded that women are more difficult than men to endure the social isolation introduced as part of the quarantine measures.
Studies have shown a decline in the sense of well-being among men and women.
Their study also revealed that the number of people with at least one serious mental disorder increased among both sexes after the quarantine measures, writes the Guardian.
Among men, the share of those with a serious mental problem increased from 7 percent to 18, and among women from 11 to 27 percent.
Studies conducted in the United States and Great Britain during the quarantine indicated a decline in the sense of well-being among both men and women.
Economic effects were cited as the main reasons why more women than men answered that their mental health had been affected by the pandemic.
"But the research showed that women 'got the short end of the stick' in different areas. For example, they lost their jobs in more cases," said Etheridge.
The female population was hit hardest by the absence of social relations
Among the other factors of the decline in the feeling of well-being among women is the lack of time for physical activity, as well as the fact that women had more work to take care of children, and that the volume and intensity of housework increased.
But Etheridge points out that the latest research indicates that the female population is hit hardest by the lack of social relationships.
"Women tend to have more close friends. Until recently, the ban on women seeing loved ones outside their own household resulted in a decrease in their sense of mental well-being," said Etheridge.
More than a third of the study participants, or about 34 percent, answered that they occasionally felt lonely during the quarantine, and 11 percent said that they often felt lonely.
Among men, to the same question, 23 percent answered that they occasionally feel lonely, and only 6 percent said that they often feel lonely.
The survey was conducted for the purpose of monitoring the mental state of the British during the quarantine
The survey is based on online communication with people who participated in a study conducted in British households, and its purpose was to enable scientists to monitor the psychological state of the British during the quarantine.
The results of the survey on how people cope with isolation during the coronavirus pandemic were 'strengthened' by data from internet sites. The results of the Google Trends analysis revealed that the number of searches for terms such as "loneliness", "worry" and "sadness" has increased in many countries around the world.
Etheridge also said that the consequences of the corona crisis, on average, had the greatest impact on the mental health of young women under the age of 30, while men between the ages of 50 and 69 were least affected by isolation and quarantine.
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