ABSTRACT
The beauty of the universe was designed in the sense that the human being can enjoy this experience, in freedom, each moment as a unique experience. The contact with other beings in the universe is very important, maintaining a balance between positive and negative affects. Faced with a pandemic phenomenon, this whole scenario changed in an unexpected way. The experiences started to take place in a limited space, in the human being’s own residence, without contact with other people except the family that lives together in the same space. The aim of this article is to study the impact of the experiences on the affects during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine. In terms of methodology, it was used as a questionnaire survey to analyze the experiences and the emotions intensity. The sample consists of 726 individuals who were in Portugal during the quarantine and confinement period. The results show that the experiences lived during quarantine, in general, have an impact on affects: the factor Sense and Feel has a positive impact on positive affect and a negative impact on negative affect, the Think factor has a negative impact on positive affect and a positive impact on negative affect, and the Act factor only has a positive impact on negative affect. It is expected that this study will help academics in their investigations, contributing to increase in scientific knowledge in the behavioral area of lived experiences and in the area of positive psychology in the context of pandemic and confinement situations. The results found become useful for health professionals to define appropriate strategies to improve the way individuals experience the experiences and affects and, consequently, improve the well-being and health of individuals.
