Arbeitspapier
Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
To reduce infection rates during the first UK wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, a first lockdown was announced on March 23, 2020, with a final easing of the restrictions on July 4, 2020. Among the most important public health costs of lockdown restrictions are the potential adverse effects on mental health and physical activity. Using data from the UK Household 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 shows that contrary to popular belief, weather conditions do not exacerbate the mental health consequences of the pandemic, while we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period. Our results highlight the importance of promoting the existing guidelines on regular exercise during winter lockdowns.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14119
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health Behavior
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
- Thema
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COVID-19
mental health
mobility
weather conditions
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Burdett, Ashley
Davillas, Apostolos
Etheridge, Ben
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
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Bonn
- (wann)
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2021
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Burdett, Ashley
- Davillas, Apostolos
- Etheridge, Ben
- Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Entstanden
- 2021