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Weather, psychological wellbeing and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic
Burdett, Ashley; Davillas, Apostolos; Etheridge, Ben - 2021
, while we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period. Our results highlight the importance … Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and Google COVID-19 Mobility Reports we find evidence of reduced park mobility during the initial period … of the first UK lockdown and confirm existing evidence of worsening psychological wellbeing. Linkage with weather data …
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The Impact of BMI on Mental Health: Further Evidence from Genetic Markers
Amin, Vikesh; Flores, Carlos A.; Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso - 2019
We examine the relationship between BMI and mental health for young adults and elderly individuals using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and the Health & Retirement Study. While OLS estimates show that BMI is significantly associated with worse mental health in...
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Sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health in Greece. A repeated cross-sectional study in 2009, 2013 and 2019
Drydakis, Nick - 2021
In Greece, given the precarious nature of the sex work industry, sex workers health and wellbeing is of concern. However, relevant research remains limited. This study examined whether sex workers' self-reported physical and mental health deteriorated across time points during the economic...
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The causal impact of mental health on tobacco and alcohol consumption: An instrumental variables approach
Mitrou, Francis; Nguyen, Ha Trong; Le, Huong Thu; … - 2023
The reciprocal relationship between psychiatric and substance use disorders is well-known, yet it remains largely unknown whether mental health morbidity causally leads to addictive behaviours. This paper utilises a fixed effects instrumental variables model, which is identified by time-varying...
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COVID-19 Lockdown, Home Environment, Lifestyles, and Mental Health among Preschoolers in China
Zhang, Yunting; Zhao, Jin; Yu, Zhangsheng; Wang, Guanghai; … - 2024
During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shanghai implemented lockdown measures to stop transmission of the virus. Over 26 million residents, including 0.8 million children aged 3-6, were confined at home. This study leveraged a city-wide cohort of preschool children - the Shanghai...
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Self-Selection in Physical and Mental Health among Older Intra-European Migrants
Constant, Amelie F.; Milewski, Nadja - 2020
favorable effects on the health of older emigrants. The economic similarity of countries and the free intra-European mobility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012264436
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The Effect of Repeated Lockdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic on UK Mental Health Outcomes
Lindley, Joanne; Rienzo, Cinzia - 2021
This paper assesses the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown measures on the mental health of individuals in the UK, starting from the early restrictions in April 2020, and covering three subsequent lockdowns, up until March 2021. It also considers three aspects of mental health; that is 'anxiety and...
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The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on inequality of opportunity in psychological distress in the UK
Davillas, Apostolos; Jones, Andrew M. - 2020
We use data from Wave 9 of UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and the April 2020 Wave of the UKHLS COVID-19 survey to compare measures of ex ante inequality of opportunity (IOp) in psychological distress, as measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), before (Wave 9) and at the...
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COVID-19 and School Closures
Svaleryd, Helena; Vlachos, Jonas - 2022
To reduce the spread of COVID-19, schools closed to an unprecedented degree in the spring of 2020. To varying extent, students have moved between in-person and remote learning up until the spring of 2021. This chapter surveys the literature on the implications of school closures of primary to...
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Short-Run Health Consequences of Retirement and Pension Benefits: Evidence from China
Nikolov, Plamen; Adelman, Alan - 2019
, including mobility, self-care, usual activities, and vision. Second, regarding the functional domains of mobility and self …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011984707