COVID-19 has effected every sphere of life by affecting the strength that bonds the system, may it be be body's immunity system, family system, social system, educational system, professional systems etc. Effect is relative to, as who has more strength; COVID-19 or the System's Bonding Strength.

Therefore, impact of COVID - 19 on family relationships depends upon the Strength of the Family to Bond, which of-course depends upon the individuals' strength.

For a number of families, it could mean making big changes in everyday routines due to financial hardships. For other families, it could mean raised anxiety in children, tension in parenting relationships or general fear.

the family members get united, nevertheless, the working community get anxious and stressed because of losing jobs, they enjoy the family company, nevertheless, financially they get weaken that created tension for the whole family as they are the source of income. Some of the family members started begging that resulted in social disturbance.

Thank you so much for sharing your views Krishan Kumar

Thank u for your valuable inputs @Muhammad Ashraf Khan

Its effect may not be good and the cause of domestic violence

Thank you Afraa Ibrahim

Dear Itishree Padhi I think that the COVID 19 pandemic worked to strengthen family relations while creating economic problems for the working class as a result of the closure of the economy and the stopping of business.

thanks

Thank you

“united we stand divided we fall”

it has been proven time n again

your answer corroborate s this fact Mohammed Habes

Itishree Padhi Certainly “united we stand divided we fall”

most welcome

Both, it leads to stress in families and it also helps in strengthening relationships.

True

thank u Carine Temegne Nono

I think that the impact could be positive and negative in function of family considered.

Some have mention domestic violence and other strenthening relatioship. However, the level of these impacts could be also varied with family considered.

I agree with all of them but for continuous to support that it IS i function of the family considered

Yes

I do agree with you

Thank you@Chimi Cedric

Being isolated at homes has showed negative consequences for some families.

Violence has increased and children have been neglected and abused in Finland.

This may be due to increased alcohol consumption too.

The same consequences have been seen in Argentina, specially in homes where violence has been present before. In some refugees camps for homeless there were violence and some report of abuse.

Really sorry picture

Thank you for sharing Humberto Persano

Like Finland, violence and suffering increased in many parts of the world.

precarious scenario

Thank you for sharing Béatrice Marianne Ewalds-Kvist

But on the other side there is an increseaing solidarity among families on working classes.

Rightly said

Thank you

Thank you for elaborating vividly.

Itishree, you have highlighted a number of important aspects that are being experienced at the family level as a result of COVID-19. Perhaps these issues also point to new types of resilience building capabilities not only at the national (macro-level) but also at the organisational (meso-level) and at the family (micro-level). I'm interested to see what the developments may be.

It’s a global issue

Thank you

18 May MMXX

Will the world's birthrate skyrocket because of the long time the world has had to spend in isolation due to the Covid-19 virus?

In South Africa, domestic violence is prevalent with mainly women being abused in their households due to this lockdown. Additionally, due to no income or subsidies by certain companies - many households are unable to enjoy their time instead they have to worry about food & debt. South African Depression and Anxiety Group have been receiving endless calls once the lockdown started - almost 60% of the population. I would say certain people who are working remotely and are considered 'essential services' will of course treasure the time being at home with family since their work-life balance can some what be executed.

Thanks for sharing your picture Prashanti Maharaj

Dear Itishree, I recommend latest publication in Journal of Vocational Behavior (e.g., Blustein et al.'s work https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103436). I hope these studies will help.

Thank you so much.

The answer is both.

On the one hand, all the members are able to stay together, spend time with each other for long hours in day in comparison to the days before lockdown.

But the question is how much quality time wach one is giving to its family members. Or just everyone is busy with TV and mobile ..serfing social networking sites and watching either news on COVID 19 Or movies.

The second question to be discussed is who is spending tine with whom.

What is the burden of work on the wives, mothers when all members are at home.

In case all members share the responsibility of the household chores, its fine.

Where all the burden is taken up by the wives/ mothers, there are chances of conflict and tension in the family.

Thank you for sharing your views.

I think in our society, families got time to spend with each other which resulted in increased communication; hence, the relationships have improved.

Yes, this is one side of the story

thank you

Some points are contradictories. Some families have improved their functioning sharing lunch and dinner, spending time together and sharing their times as a family. But the dark side of the moon is there are disfuntional families that have increased violence among themselves. There are reports of an increasing numeber of divorces and gender violence and child abuse. It is. ery complex situation.

Yes situation is really complicated

Thank you very much

Regards

8 June mMXX

Here in Italy I see a rise in anxiety, depression, and anxiety-depressive states. What percentage, no one knows, obviously.

It might be said that "familiarity breeds contempt," so people being so close to each other in "closed quarters," perhaps was not always a rewarding experience.

Cordially...

ASJ

Thank s a lot

well presented

Regards

In Uganda covid 19 and the lock down have tested the patience of couples who increased time and space presence among themselves. Domestic violence, having second thoughts on their marriage among such couples have been on the increase.

Thank you so much Norman David for sharing information.

I agree there are two sides to the impact on family systems. Families have by nature maintained homeostasis and the COVID and affected that balance. For some families, the pandemic has provided an opportunity to bond and improve their cohesiveness. For others, existing vulnerabilities and conflict have been pushed to the surface. Top among these vulnerabilities are incidences of domestic violence and abuse. Children with adverse life events who found the outside world as a protective factor have lost that shield and are at greater risk. Incidence of separation and divorce has increased in some communities..........................................

Well said

neatly presented

Thank you@Tony Sam

COVID-19 has effected every sphere of life by affecting the strength that bonds the system, may it be be body's immunity system, family system, social system, educational system, professional systems etc. Effect is relative to, as who has more strength; COVID-19 or the System's Bonding Strength.

Therefore, impact of COVID - 19 on family relationships depends upon the Strength of the Family to Bond, which of-course depends upon the individuals' strength.

Very true.

Thank you very much@ Muhammad Qureshi

I agree with all the contributions especially that of Muhammad Yahya. COVID-19 impacted on all aspects of our lives especially the families and lack of family ties. However, the strength of the family bond or lack of it seems to be the pointer to how each person is able to adapt to the changes.

Sometimes, leadership in dealing with the strains in parental relations, and conflicts with children goes a long way to combat the negative effects. Someone needs to help open up the conversations for positive actions to take place. Or to prevent the situations from deteriorating. Hence communication, ability and openness to discuss self issues, fears and confusions help members to deal with the effect of lockdown.

Hi,

I found this article quite interesting. Have a look at it.

Jenny Fisher, Jean-Charles Languilaire, Rebecca Lawthom, Rense Nieuwenhuis, Richard J. Petts, Katherine Runswick-Cole & Mara A. Yerkes (2020) Community, work, and family in times of COVID-19, Community, Work & Family, 23:3, 247-252, DOI: 10.1080/13668803.2020.1756568

Thank you very much

The pandemic has strengthened my family even more. We spend more quality time crying , laughing, dance, play ,cook eat and bond . The key is having conversations about whatever is bothering you or members of your family. Patience, trust, understanding , assurance and wisdom are the words