Effects of social position and household affordances on COVID-19 lockdown resilience and coping

Covid-19 Protocol: Attitude and Practice among Business Entrepreneurs in Southwest Nigeria

“…Some were able to cope with the period because of their social position. In a study conducted in France, social position and household affordances were identified as factors that help households and business people to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown order [18]. This is similar to our findings.…”

The COVID-19 lockdown promotes changes in sleep habits in the Croatian general population

“…The expanding use of electronic devices that emit blue-light, particularly before bedtime, delays sleep onset, increases sleep latency, alters melatonin secretion and synthesis, and increases alertness ( 40 , 41 ). Therefore, the bedtime shift and prolonged sleep latency observed in our study are not surprising given the restricted opportunities for leaving home during the lockdown and an overall increase in social media use and screen exposure, probably resulting from a need for enhanced social support during the pandemic ( 14 , 42 , 43 ). The delay in bedtime and waketime during the COVID-19 lockdown was followed by an increased total sleep time, because of a longer shift in waketime rather than bedtime, indicating a pre-existing sleep deprivation, as well as sleep debt.…”

Demographic and spatial variables associated with spending time in nature during COVID-19 lockdowns

“…Private gardens and urban parks have been important for urban residents during lockdowns. In other studies, spending more time in or having access to a private backyard or garden has been linked to wellbeing ( Corley et al, 2021 , Egerer et al, 2022 , Mavoa et al, 2019 ) and an important coping strategy during the pandemic ( Chesterman et al 2021 ). As such, government programs might encourage and support residents to engage in home gardening or planting of street trees as a means of both greening urban areas and promoting human-nature interaction ( Shanahan et al 2014 ).…”