The Impact of Covid-19 Measures on Family Life in the UAE

The aim of the study was to identify the impact on families of the international measures designed to manage the spread of Covid-19, from the viewpoint of families in Al-Ain city, United Arab Emirates. Data were gathered online in semi-structured interviews from 100 families selected by purposive sampling, and results were assessed using the descriptive-analytical method and by referring to the literature. The findings suggest that the international measures on Covid-19, such as remote working, distance learning, and partial lockdown, have had more positive than negative effects on the family. One positive effect is that the international lockdown policies have helped to strengthen both the relationship between couples and the wider family unit. However, such procedures have also had certain negative effects on some families. Considerably more work is required to examine the existence of statistically significant differences between these effects on the family by employing variables such as monthly income and number of family members