Because the coronavirus tends to cause more harm to the elderly than people of a younger age (CDC, 2020), this pattern suggests that the extent to which an individual might suffer from contracting the disease moderates the effect of an epidemic on the person's emotional well-being. (iii) Individuals who were married also experienced a greater decline in emotional well-being, suggesting that enduring an outbreak (e.g., being in a confined space for extended periods of lockdown) can potentially exacerbate relational issues that worsen emotional well-being.