The COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has changed many aspects of people's daily life, including increased time at home in response to shelter-in-place orders, heightened stress about health effects of COVID-19, and shifts in other domains of life (e.g., employment). These lifestyle changes are likely to impact the well-being of individuals and their romantic relationships. This investigation examined how COVID-19 influenced couple and individual well-being in real-time during the early phase of the pandemic. Data were collected in early May 2020 during shelter-in-place orders in the United States. Participants in committed relationships (n = 332) completed an online survey assessing their experiences currently and before the pandemic. Results suggested that while couple functioning overall maintained or even improved, individual well-being was more negatively impacted by the pandemic. Moreover, some groups who are at higher risk of a poor health outcome from COVID-19 or experience unique challenges as a result of COVID-19 reported worse outcomes (e.g., those whose employment changed) while others did not decline in their psychological and couple functioning (e.g., Black individuals and older individuals). These findings suggest that the pandemic has had varied impacts on couples and individuals, as well as across different virus-related risk factors. Further research is needed to understand the nuanced effects of this pandemic on couples and individuals across time.

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COVID-19 时代的爱情：一份关于美国已婚夫妇在就地避难令下的关系和个人功能的简要报告

美国的 COVID-19 大流行已经改变了人们日常生活的许多方面，包括响应就地避难令而增加的在家时间、对 COVID-19 对健康影响的压力加剧以及生活其他领域的转变（例如，就业）。这些生活方式的改变可能会影响个人的幸福感及其浪漫关系。这项调查研究了 COVID-19 在大流行的早期阶段如何实时影响夫妻和个人的福祉。数据是在 2020 年 5 月上旬美国的就地避难令期间收集的。承诺关系的参与者（n = 332) 完成了一项在线调查，评估他们目前和大流行之前的经历。结果表明，虽然夫妻功能整体保持甚至改善，但个人幸福感受到大流行的负面影响更大。此外，一些因 COVID-19 导致健康状况不佳的风险较高或因 COVID-19 而面临独特挑战的群体报告的结果更差（例如，就业发生变化的人），而另一些群体的心理和夫妻关系并未下降功能（例如，黑人和老年人）。这些发现表明，大流行对夫妻和个人以及不同的病毒相关风险因素产生了不同的影响。需要进一步的研究来了解这种流行病对夫妻和个人的微妙影响。