Life in lockdown has brought out new sides to all of us – whether to the joy, horror or sheer bewilderment of the rest of the household.
But despite the many different facets of quarantine, it seems we all fall broadly into three confinement characters: the accepter, the sufferer and the resister.
A poll suggests those aged 55 to 75 are the most likely to be in the group who accept the lockdown and adjust to a new way of life.
In fact, they are unlikely to feel more anxious or depressed than usual, while just 12 per cent find their sleep has been affected and few are arguing more with the rest of the family.
A poll suggests those aged 55 to 75 are the most likely to be in the group who accept the lockdown and adjust to a new way of life. Pictured, a lady in a mask walked on the beach in Margate, Kent, yesterday
About 48 per cent of Britons fall into this group of stoics, researchers at King's College London found.
But 44 per cent were found to be in the 'sufferers' camp – with women making up two-thirds of this type.
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Some 93 per cent of this group said they feel more anxious and depressed since lockdown began, with six in ten losing sleep.
Which leaves the final group – those resisting the new way of life – making up nearly one in ten of the 2,250 Britons polled.
Some 44 per cent were found to be in the 'sufferers' camp – with women making up two-thirds of this type. Pictured, Phil and Laura Gray walk with their children Sofia, five, Bella, three and Connie, one, in Portrush, Northern Ireland
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