The coronavirus pandemic has impacted every aspect of our daily life. Relationships with friends, partners, coworkers, etc., have been particularly affected. However, also the relation with our own body experienced some important changes. A recent study conducted in the United States in 2021 aimed to find out the perspective of American women on this matter. About 63 percent of respondents declared to feel stressed more often during the pandemic, while 51 percent stated to feel extra sensitive more frequently. Other common changes in body and mind noticed by American women were sense of discomfort, sleeping troubles, and a sense of loneliness.
What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I feel stressed more often
63%
I feel extra sensitive more often
51%
I experience discomfort more often
46%
I have trouble sleeping more often
43%
I feel lonely more often
43%
I am practicing unhealthy coping patterns more often
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Flo. (February 2, 2021). What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/
Flo. "What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic?." Chart. February 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/
Flo. (2021). What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/
Flo. "What Changes in Your Body and Mind Have You Noticed since The Beginning of The Pandemic?." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/
Flo, What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
What changes in your body and mind have you noticed since the beginning of the pandemic? [Graph], Flo, February 2, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243201/coronavirus-pandemic-impact-on-body-and-mind-in-us/
