Research Reveals Women Experiencing Loneliness Amid Lockdown

The feeling of stress that presses on women (jcomp / FreePik)

JAKARTA - Recent research has revealed that one in three women experience loneliness in the middle of a lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic which has been running for four months has caused mental disorders to be experienced more by women than men.

Research conducted by the University of Essex shows that as the pandemic progresses, women who report experiencing mental disorders have increased considerably. 11 to 27 percent experienced by women, while men experienced it from 7 percent to 18 percent.

This research was conducted through online interviews using the UK Household Longitudinal Study.

Many factors underlie this, but women who reported the disorder said they often felt alone during quarantine. Reporting from the Independent, 34 percent of women say loneliness is often experienced.

There are several reasons why women often feel lonely in the midst of a pandemic. One of them is that they do their homework and work at the same time.

The routines that they pass and the responsibilities they carry out make it easy for them to feel lonely and develop into mentally disturbed.

So, the division of roles between homework and a partner needs to be done so that no particular party feels alone. Women can use the time at home as a break and not just work too.