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.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 14119

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Health: General
Health Behavior
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Thema
COVID-19
mental health
mobility
weather conditions

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Burdett, Ashley
Davillas, Apostolos
Etheridge, Ben
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
(wo)
Bonn
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
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

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