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COVID-19 e relações familiares e amorosas : perceção de stresse, qualidade relacional, funcionamento familiar e comportamentos de infidelidade online
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O mundo enfrenta, atualmente, uma crise pandémica sem precedentes originada
pelo vírus SARS-CoV-2, responsável pela doença COVID-19. Em Portugal, até à data
já se viveram várias vagas da pandemia COVID-19, caracterizadas por picos de infeções
e mortes, assim como várias medidas que tiveram um impacto na forma como as pessoas
se sentem e se relacionam. A presente investigação teve como principal objetivo
compreender o impacto do stresse percebido durante a pandemia COVID-19 no
funcionamento familiar, na qualidade relacional percebida e na satisfação sexual. Para
além disso, pretendeu-se compreender se existiram comportamentos de infidelidade
online durante a COVID-19 e que variáveis relacionais, daquelas em estudo, são
preditoras destes comportamentos. A amostra foi constituída por 234 participantes, com
idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 61 anos. Os resultados do estudo indicam níveis
moderados de stresse, sendo que estes estiveram significativamente relacionados com
os comportamentos de infidelidade online. Um total de 9.4% da amostra incorreu em
comportamentos de infidelidade online durante o período de pandemia, e 12.6% destes
comportamentos foram preditos pelas variáveis em estudo. Concluiu-se que, embora
sejam vários os fatores preditores da infidelidade, o stresse é um fator de risco para estes
comportamentos, em parte pelo impacto que exerce na qualidade percebida da relação.
O stresse relaciona-se, ainda, com as dimensões disfuncionais do funcionamento
familiar. Numa fase de pandemia, como a atual, é essencial trabalhar aspetos da relação,
amorosa e familiar, afetados pelos níveis de stresse sentidos, que podem culminar em
comportamentos de infidelidade online e disfuncionamento familiar.
The world is currently facing an unprecedented pandemic crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the disease COVID-19. In Portugal, to date there have been several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, characterized by peaks of infections and deaths, as well as several measures that had an impact on the way people feel and relate. The main objective of the present investigation was to understand the impact of perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic on family functioning, perceived relational quality and sexual satisfaction. Furthermore, it was intended to understand if there were online infidelity behaviors during COVID-19 and which relational variables, from those under study, are predictors of these behaviors. The sample consisted of 234 participants, aged between 18 and 61 years. The study results indicate moderate levels of stress, which were significantly related to online infidelity behaviors. A total of 9.4% of the sample engaged in online infidelity behaviors during the pandemic period, and 12.6% of these behaviors were predicted by the variables under study. It was concluded that, although there are several predictors of infidelity, stress is a risk factor for these behaviors, in part because of the impact it exerts on the perceived quality of the relationship. Stress is also related to dysfunctional dimensions of family functioning. In a pandemic phase, such as the current one, it is essential to work on aspects of the relationship, love and family, affected by the levels of stress felt, which can culminate in online infidelity behaviors and family dysfunction.
The world is currently facing an unprecedented pandemic crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the disease COVID-19. In Portugal, to date there have been several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, characterized by peaks of infections and deaths, as well as several measures that had an impact on the way people feel and relate. The main objective of the present investigation was to understand the impact of perceived stress during the COVID-19 pandemic on family functioning, perceived relational quality and sexual satisfaction. Furthermore, it was intended to understand if there were online infidelity behaviors during COVID-19 and which relational variables, from those under study, are predictors of these behaviors. The sample consisted of 234 participants, aged between 18 and 61 years. The study results indicate moderate levels of stress, which were significantly related to online infidelity behaviors. A total of 9.4% of the sample engaged in online infidelity behaviors during the pandemic period, and 12.6% of these behaviors were predicted by the variables under study. It was concluded that, although there are several predictors of infidelity, stress is a risk factor for these behaviors, in part because of the impact it exerts on the perceived quality of the relationship. Stress is also related to dysfunctional dimensions of family functioning. In a pandemic phase, such as the current one, it is essential to work on aspects of the relationship, love and family, affected by the levels of stress felt, which can culminate in online infidelity behaviors and family dysfunction.
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Dissertação de Mestrado realizada apresentada
no ISPA – Instituto Universitário de Psicologia Aplicada, para
obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia
Keywords
COVID-19 Qualidade relacional Funcionamento familiar Satisfação sexual Infidelidade online Relational quality Family functioning Sexual satisfaction Infidelity online