The impact of the pandemic COVID-19 on family life

COVID-19, akronim koji vežemo uz bolest koronavirusa, uzročnik je najveće pandemije 21. stoljeća. Radi se o pandemiji koja je pogodila cijeli svijet te uzrokovala mnoštvo promjena u svakodnevnom životu pojedinca, obitelji i šireg društva. Tijekom pandemije i lockdowna, u trenutku kada cijeli svijet „staje“ i distancira se od dotadašnjih obrazaca funkcioniranja, obitelj za svoje članove postaje sigurno utočište, ali i mjesto dodatnog rizika i nesigurnosti. Cilj ovog rada je kroz holistički pristup prikazati dosadašnje istraživačke spoznaje o utjecaju pandemije na različite sfere obiteljskog života. Iako su istraživački nalazi u ovom području nerijetko u međusobnoj koliziji, većina njih pokazuje da su brojna ograničenja s kojima su se članovi obitelji trebali nositi tijekom pandemije i lockdowna, dovela do pojave novih rizika i otežanog funkcioniranja obitelji u različitim ulogama. Zatvaranje vrtića i škola, rad i školovanje na daljinu, porast ekonomske nesigurnosti i brige za zdravlje članova obitelji, doveo je pojačanog psihološkog stresa kod roditelja i otežao njihovo funkcioniranje u roditeljskoj ulozi. Iako su nove okolnosti u nekim obiteljima potakle rast kohezivnosti i jačanje otpornosti, s druge strane dovele su i do porasta obiteljskog nasilja te problema mentalnog zdravlja.COVID-19, the acronym we associate with the coronavirus disease, is the cause of the largest pandemic of the 21st century. It is a pandemic that has affected the whole world and caused a lot of changes in the daily life of an individual, families and wider society. During the pandemic and lockdown, at the moment when the whole world "stops" and distances itself from previous patterns of functioning, the family becomes a safe haven for its members, but also a place of additional risk and insecurity. The purpose of this work is to present the cognition of the research on different spheres of family through a holistic approach. Although the research findings in this area are often in conflict with one another, most of them show that the numerous restrictions that family members had to deal with during the pandemic and lockdown led to emergence of new risks and difficulty in the functioning of the family in different roles. The closing of kindergartens and schools, teleworking and education, the increase in economic insecurity and concern for the health of family members, has led to increased psychological stress for parents and made it difficult for them to function in their parental role. Although the new circumstances in some families encouraged the growth of cohesiveness and strengthening of resilience, on the other hand, they also led to an increase in domestic violence and mental health problems