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The immediate impact of lockdown measures on mental health and couples’ relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic - results of a representative population survey in Germany

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  • Sachser, Cedric
  • Olaru, Gabriel
  • Pfeiffer, Elisa
  • Brähler, Elmar
  • Clemens, Vera
  • Rassenhofer, Miriam
  • Witt, Andreas
  • Fegert, Jörg M.

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Lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to have negative effects on mental health and relationship quality. However, little is known about the magnitude of these psychological effects on a population level and for vulnerable subgroups.

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  • Sachser, Cedric & Olaru, Gabriel & Pfeiffer, Elisa & Brähler, Elmar & Clemens, Vera & Rassenhofer, Miriam & Witt, Andreas & Fegert, Jörg M., 2021. "The immediate impact of lockdown measures on mental health and couples’ relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic - results of a representative population survey in Germany," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 278(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:278:y:2021:i:c:s0277953621002860
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113954
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