Sociodemographic and emotional factors associated with tolerance in friendship relationships in the covid- relationships in the covid-19pandemic pandemic

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the association of sociodemog Objective: raphic and emotional factors with the level of tolerance in friendship relationships in the covid-19 pandemic. Method: this is a cross-sectional study conducted with 5,291 individuals from the five Brazilian macro-regions from June to July 2020. A sociodemographic questionnaire, a semi-structured questionnaire and the Instrument for Assessing tolerance in friendship relationships were applied. Linear regression was used for data analysis. Results: Results: Results: 88.9% considered tolerance in relationships of friendship satisfactory at home, 82.8% had help from friends to overcome tensions and 73% perceived a change in friendship relationships during quarantine. Being female, white and receiving higher income contributed to higher levels of tolerance in friendship relationships. Higher educational level, receiving help from friends during quarantine, and changing friendship relationships led to lower levels of tolerance. Conclusion: . Conclusion: clusion:some sociodemographic and emotional factors are associated with the level of tolerance in friendship relationships, requiring the development of strategic actions aimed at such factors, especially those modifiable, such as income and schooling.