Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 79, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101747
Keywords
Perceived stress; COVID-19; Restricted movement; Satisfaction with the space at home; Crowding; Perceived risk of COVID-19 infection
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This study investigates the relationship between perceived stress and the objective and subjective dimensions of the home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results indicate that objective home crowding has an indirect effect on perceived stress through satisfaction with the space at home. These effects are more pronounced in younger generations. Additionally, satisfaction with the space at home is negatively associated with perceived stress, especially when the perceived risk of COVID-19 infection is low.
Prolonged periods of restrictions on people's freedom of movement during the first massive wave of the COVID19 pandemic meant that most people engaged in all their daily activities at home. This suggested the need for the spatial features of the home and its occupants' perception of them to be investigated in terms of people's wellbeing. The present study was conducted on a large sample (N = 1354) drawn from different Italian regions. It examined the relationship between the objective and subjective dimensions of the home, measured in terms of objective home crowding and satisfaction with the space at home, in relation to perceived stress and the perceived risk of COVID-19 infection during the lockdown. The results showed that perceived stress is influenced by objective home crowding through the mediation of satisfaction with the space at home. These associations were more pronounced in younger generations. The negative association between satisfaction with the space at home and perceived stress was higher, the lower the perceived COVID-19 risk.
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