The Southern Cross Healthy Futures Report gathered data from 3,000 Kiwis, both before and during the first round of lockdown across NZ. “I think what the survey shows is that relationships have not, in general, deteriorated over lockdown and perhaps even improved,” she tells. “Pre lock-down, 38 per cent of both men and women voiced themes of loneliness yet during lockdown, this decreased to 28 per cent for men and 32 per cent for woman,” adds Dr Fernando. The Healthy Futures Report found that a whooping 58 per cent of students reported being lonely before lockdown, compared to 42 per cent during lockdown. With those tools and values it’s not so surprising that it’s the age group that fared the happiest throughout lockdown.

Source: Stuff September 09, 2020 03:33 UTC