Individuals have different ways of coping with crisis. Individual factors, family and contextual features, and community support may influence how individuals feel, think and act during a crisis. COVID-19 was an unexpected pandemic that forced many European countries to take confinement measures and restrict social face to face interactions. This study is an effort to understand how Portuguese residents dealt with the pandemic during the first confinement period, considering different sociodemographic characteristics and trauma exposure perceptions. Five hundred and five adults, between 18 and 79 years old participated in this study via an online self-report assessment protocol. Sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age, marital status, employment status, and caring responsibilities had an impact on individuals’ perceptions regarding their exposure to the pandemic and their quality of life. Perceived exposure to the pandemic was found to predict quality of life in the physical, psychological, and environmental domains. Results have practical implications for European and local policy-making, as well as for targeting psychological interventions for those whose mental health has been negatively affected by the pandemic and for those who may become more affected if confinement measures are implemented again.

每个人应对危机的方式各不相同。个人因素、家庭和背景特征以及社区支持可能会影响个人在危机期间的感受、思考和行动。COVID-19 是一场意想不到的大流行病，迫使许多欧洲国家采取限制措施并限制社交面对面的互动。本研究旨在考虑不同的社会人口特征和创伤暴露感知，了解葡萄牙居民在第一次隔离期间如何应对这一流行病。五百零五名年龄在 18 至 79 岁之间的成年人通过在线自我报告评估协议参与了这项研究。社会人口学特征，如性别、年龄、婚姻状况、就业状况、和照顾责任会影响个人对大流行病暴露程度和生活质量的看法。发现对大流行的感知暴露可以预测身体、心理和环境领域的生活质量。结果对欧洲和当地的政策制定具有实际意义，以及针对那些心理健康受到大流行负面影响的人以及那些如果再次实施限制措施可能会受到更大影响的人进行心理干预。