Experiences of distortions to the passage of time during the Argentinian Covid-19 pandemic
Abstract: The Coronavirus-19 global pandemic has forced many governments around the world to enforce “lockdowns” to curtail the spread of the virus. Studies conducted in the UK, France, Italy and Brazil have demonstrated that one consequence of these lockdowns is significant distortion to the spe...
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University of Connecticut
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/13889 |
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| Sumario: | Abstract: The Coronavirus-19 global pandemic has forced many governments around the world to
enforce “lockdowns” to curtail the spread of the virus. Studies conducted in the UK, France,
Italy and Brazil have demonstrated that one consequence of these lockdowns is significant
distortion to the speed of the passage of time. The current study sought to establish how the
passage of time was experienced during the Argentinian lockdown. An online questionnaire
was used to measure passage of time judgments for the day and the week, physical activity,
satisfaction with social interaction, the extent to which daily routines had changed due to
covid and demographic data. The results show that distortions to the passage of time were
widely experienced during the lockdown in Argentina. There was a tendency for participants
to report time passing more quickly than normal. A faster passage of time was associated
with being a woman, of younger age and more physically active. A slower passage of time
was therefore associated with being a man, of older age and less physically active. The
results indicate that whilst distortions to the passage of time during the covid-19 crisis
appear to be a global phenomenon, cross-cultural differences are apparent in the factors
which influence temporal experience. |
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