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Lockdown Lives: A Longitudinal Study of Inter-Relationships Among Feelings of Loneliness, Social Contacts, and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Early 2020

van Breen, Jolien A.; Kutlaca, Maja; Koç, Yasin; Jeronimus, Bertus F.; Reitsema, Anne Margit; Jovanović, Veljko; Agostini, Maximilian; Bélanger, Jocelyn J.; Gützkow, Ben; Kreienkamp, Jannis; Abakoumkin, Georgios; Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum Abdul; Ahmedi, Vjollca; Akkas, Handan; Almenara, Carlos A.; Atta, Mohsin; Bagci, Sabahat Cigdem; Basel, Sima; Berisha Kida, Edona; Bernardo, Allan B.I.; Buttrick, Nicholas R.; Chobthamkit, Phatthanakit; Choi, Hoon-Seok; Cristea, Mioara; Csaba, Sára; Damnjanovic, Kaja; Danyliuk, Ivan; Dash, Arobindu; Di Santo, Daniela; Douglas, Karen M.; Enea, Violeta; Faller, Daiane Gracieli; Fitzsimons, Gavan; Gheorghiu, Alexandra; Gómez, Ángel; Hamaidia, Ali; Han, Qing; Helmy, Mai; Hudiyana, Joevarian; Jiang, Ding-Yu; Kamenov, Željka; Kende, Anna; Keng, Shian-Ling; Kieu, Tra Thi Thanh; Kovyazina, Kamila; Kozytska, Inna; Krause, Joshua; Kruglanski, Arie W.; Kurapov, Anton; Lantos, Nóra Anna; Lemay, Edward P.; Lesmana, Cokorda Bagus Jaya; Louis, Winnifred R.; Lueders, Ad...

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Authors

Jolien A. van Breen

Yasin Koç

Bertus F. Jeronimus

Anne Margit Reitsema

Veljko Jovanović

Maximilian Agostini

Jocelyn J. Bélanger

Ben Gützkow

Jannis Kreienkamp

Georgios Abakoumkin

Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom

Vjollca Ahmedi

Handan Akkas

Carlos A. Almenara

Mohsin Atta

Sabahat Cigdem Bagci

Sima Basel

Edona Berisha Kida

Allan B.I. Bernardo

Nicholas R. Buttrick

Phatthanakit Chobthamkit

Hoon-Seok Choi

Mioara Cristea

Sára Csaba

Kaja Damnjanovic

Ivan Danyliuk

Arobindu Dash

Daniela Di Santo

Karen M. Douglas

Violeta Enea

Daiane Gracieli Faller

Gavan Fitzsimons

Alexandra Gheorghiu

Ángel Gómez

Ali Hamaidia

Qing Han

Mai Helmy

Joevarian Hudiyana

Ding-Yu Jiang

Željka Kamenov

Anna Kende

Shian-Ling Keng

Tra Thi Thanh Kieu

Kamila Kovyazina

Inna Kozytska

Joshua Krause

Arie W. Kruglanski

Anton Kurapov

Nóra Anna Lantos

Edward P. Lemay

Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana

Winnifred R. Louis

Adrian Lueders

Najma Iqbal Malik

Anton Martinez

Kira McCabe

Jasmina Mehulić

Mirra Noor Milla

Idris Mohammed

Erica Molinario

Manuel Moyano

Hayat Muhammad

Silvana Mula

Hamdi Muluk

Solomiia Myroniuk

Reza Najafi

Claudia F. Nisa

Boglárka Nyúl

Paul A. O’Keefe

Jose Javier Olivas Osuna

Evgeny N. Osin

Joonha Park

Gennaro Pica

Antonio Pierro

Jonas Rees

Elena Resta

Marika Rullo

Michelle K. Ryan

Adil Samekin

Pekka Santtila

Edyta Sasin

Birga Mareen Schumpe

Heyla A. Selim

Michael Vicente Stanton

Samiah Sultana

Robbie M. Sutton

Eleftheria Tseliou

Akira Utsugi

Caspar J. van Lissa

Kees van Veen

Michelle R. vanDellen

Alexandra Vázquez

Robin Wollast

Victoria Wai-Lan Yeung

Somayeh Zand

Iris Lav Žeželj

Bang Zheng

Andreas Zick

Claudia Zúñiga

N. Pontus Leander



Abstract

We examine how social contacts and feelings of solidarity shape experiences of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020. From the PsyCorona database, we obtained longitudinal data from 23 countries, collected between March and May 2020. The results demonstrated that although online contacts help to reduce feelings of loneliness, people who feel more lonely are less likely to use that strategy. Solidarity played only a small role in shaping feelings of loneliness during lockdown. Thus, it seems we must look beyond the current focus on online contact and solidarity to help people address feelings of loneliness during lockdown. Finally, online contacts did not function as a substitute for face-to-face contacts outside the home—in fact, more frequent online contact in earlier weeks predicted more frequent face-to-face contacts in later weeks. As such, this work provides relevant insights into how individuals manage the impact of restrictions on their social lives.

Citation

van Breen, J. A., Kutlaca, M., Koç, Y., Jeronimus, B. F., Reitsema, A. M., Jovanović, V., …Leander, N. P. (2022). Lockdown Lives: A Longitudinal Study of Inter-Relationships Among Feelings of Loneliness, Social Contacts, and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Early 2020. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48(9), 1315-1330. https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211036602

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Aug 25, 2021
Publication Date 2022-09
Deposit Date Oct 12, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Print ISSN 0146-1672
Electronic ISSN 1552-7433
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 48
Issue 9
Article Number 014616722110366
Pages 1315-1330
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/01461672211036602

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