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Background  During the COVID-19 pandemic, most people had to cope with the restrictions of the lockdown, leaving them to their fears, insecurity and isolation. On the other hand, due to the unexpected ‘extra time’ there was room for new experiences and for personal reflections on what is essential in life, to perceive nature and relations more consciously etc. We, therefore, intended to analyze perceived changes of attitudes and behaviors during the time of lockdown, and whether these perceptions would contribute to personal wellbeing during the pandemic.Methods  An anonym cross-sectional online survey was performed for data collection, using standardized questionnaires, i.e., the WHO-Five Well-being Index (WHO-5), Brief Multidimensional Life Satisfaction Scale (BMLSS), Awe/Gratitude scale (GrAw-7), and the newly developed  Perceived Changes Questionnaire  (PCQ).Results  Within the number of respondents (n = 1277), women were predominating (67.5%). Participants’ mean age was 50.9 ± 14.9 years. Exploratory factor analyses showed that the 24-item  Perceived Changes Questionnaire  differentiated five factors that would account for 61% of variance: (1)  Nature/Silence/Contemplation  (Cronbach’s alpha = .87), (2)  Spirituality  (Cronbach’s alpha = .83), (3)  Relationships  (Cronbach’s alpha = .80), (4)  Reflection on life  (Cronbach’s alpha = .74), (5)  Digital media usage  (Cronbach’s alpha = .74). Strongest changes were observed for  Relationships  and  Nature/Silence/Contemplation . Perceived changes were stronger among older persons, among persons with higher wellbeing, and among those who relied on their faith as a resource. These changes were predicted best by a person’s perception of wondering awe in distinct situations with subsequent feelings of gratitude. Stepwise regression analyzes revealed that participants’ wellbeing was explained best by low perceived burden and high life satisfaction (R 2  = .46). Awe/gratitude, perceived changes in terms of  Nature/Silence/Contemplation  and low  Reflections of live  are further variables that would predict a person’s wellbeing among the COVID-19 pandemic.    Conclusions  During the Corona pandemic, people tried to find ways to adapt to the outcomes of the restrictions. The perceived changes of attitudes and behaviors can be interpreted in terms of a reappraisal strategy. These can be measured with the extended version of the PCQ which was found to have good quality indices and a plausible factor structure. The reported changes contribute to persons’ wellbeing only to some extend, indicating that they represent an independent quality of relevance in peoples’ life.

Perceived changes of specific attitudes, perceptions and behaviors during the Corona pandemic and their relation to wellbeing