A sociological study of the impact of the Corona epidemic on the quality of life of young women in Tehran
Subject Areas : Sociological Studies of Youth
Fatemeh Rashidi
1
()
Majedeh Gholipour
2
(-)
ali rahmani firuozjah
3
(Associate professor IAU Babol Branchl)
اکرم اصحابی
4
(گروه جامعه شناسی، دانشکده بابل، دانشگاه بابل)
Keywords: Quality of Life, Covid-19 Pandemic, Social Support, Marital Satisfaction, Young Women.,
Abstract :
This article deals with the sociological study of the impact of the Corona epidemic on the quality of life of young women in Tehran. The Covid-19 virus pandemic has had many economic and social consequences. The purpose of the current research is to study the impact of the Corona crisis on the quality of life of women. The theoretical literature of quality of life, social support, gender inequality and role system became the basis of the research hypotheses. Research hypotheses were tested using standard questionnaires of quality of life, Enrich marital satisfaction, Phillips social support and researcher-made questionnaires about the importance of role and compliance with physical/social distance. Research data were collected by survey method and through an electronic questionnaire in a random way and a sample of 397 young married women from Tehran, and were analyzed with spss and Amos software. The findings of the research indicate that the effect of Corona on the quality of life of women is not the same and factors such as benefiting from the social support network, satisfaction with married life, and presence in virtual social networks allow the women of the research sample to, despite the high cost and The pressure of role in facing the corona crisis, to maintain their quality of life.
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