Burdett, Ashley and Davillas, Apostolos and Etheridge, Ben (2021) Weather, mental health and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Economics, 30 (9). pp. 2296-2306. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4371
Burdett, Ashley and Davillas, Apostolos and Etheridge, Ben (2021) Weather, mental health and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Economics, 30 (9). pp. 2296-2306. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4371
Burdett, Ashley and Davillas, Apostolos and Etheridge, Ben (2021) Weather, mental health and mobility during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Economics, 30 (9). pp. 2296-2306. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4371
Abstract
During the first UK wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, the 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 mental health. Linkage with weather data shows that contrary to popular belief, daily or weekly weather conditions do not exacerbate the mental health consequences of the pandemic, as we found no systematic associations during the first lockdown period; on the other hand, we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | COVID-19; mental health; mobility; weather conditions |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 29 Jun 2021 13:28 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 20:49 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/30571 |
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