[New post] During Lockdown, Couples Were Happier When They Blamed The Pandemic For Their Stress

BPS Research Digest posted: " By Emily Reynolds During the pandemic, many of us were locked down with little face-to-face contact with anybody other than our partners. Considering the stress of the time and the intensely close quarters we were in, you would be forgiven for th" New post on Research Digest During Lockdown, Couples Were Happier When They Blamed The Pandemic For Their Stress by BPS Research Digest By Emily Reynolds During the pandemic, many of us were locked down with little face-to-face contact with anybody other than our partners. Considering the stress of the time and the intensely close quarters we were in, you would be forgiven for thinking this was a recipe for serious tension. A new study, however, suggests the reality might not be so cut and dry. Writing in Social Psychological and Personality Science, a team led by Lisa A. Neff from The University of Texas at Austin found that the pandemic actually played an important part in people's ability to deal with stress. When couples blamed their levels of stress on the pandemic, the team found, they were happier in their relationship. Continue reading "During Lockdown, Couples Were Happier When They Blamed The Pandemic For Their Stress" BPS Research Digest | July 26, 2021 at 10:41 am | Categories: Coronavirus, Relationships, Social | URL: https://wp.me/p7Lf0f-bbM Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Research Digest. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://digest.bps.org.uk/2021/07/26/during-lockdown-couples-were-happier-when-they-blamed-the-pandemic-for-their-stress/