Couples in crisis: how the government's furlough scheme has protected relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic
Couples in crisis: how the government's furlough scheme has protected relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought enormous changes to daily routines. As families shoulder the responsibilities of pandemic restrictions and lockdowns, couples’ relationships have been challenged. Financial and employment uncertainty have increased stress, while increased flexibility and more time together may mean better work-family balance, improving couple relationships. Using new data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) COVID-19 surveys, this briefing discusses couples’ relationship quality during the pandemic, and differences by socioeconomic status.
ESRC Centre for Population Change
Perelli-Harris, Brienna
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Chao, Shih-Yi
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Berrington, Ann
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23 November 2020
Perelli-Harris, Brienna
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Chao, Shih-Yi
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Berrington, Ann
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Perelli-Harris, Brienna, Chao, Shih-Yi and Berrington, Ann
(2020)
Couples in crisis: how the government's furlough scheme has protected relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Policy Briefing, 61)
ESRC Centre for Population Change
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought enormous changes to daily routines. As families shoulder the responsibilities of pandemic restrictions and lockdowns, couples’ relationships have been challenged. Financial and employment uncertainty have increased stress, while increased flexibility and more time together may mean better work-family balance, improving couple relationships. Using new data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) COVID-19 surveys, this briefing discusses couples’ relationship quality during the pandemic, and differences by socioeconomic status.
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