Childcare, work from home and the evolution of mental health in times of COVID-19: Evidence from the Netherlands

IF 0.7 4区经济学 Q3 ECONOMICS

Manchester School Pub Date : 2024-05-17 DOI:10.1111/manc.12485

Bettina Siflinger, Michaela Paffenholz, Sebastian Seitz, Moritz Mendel, Hans-Martin von Gaudecker

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Abstract

We study the co-evolution of mental health with the most prominent risk factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic for the Dutch working population. We exploit data from the Longitudinal Internet Studies for the Social Sciences panel from before the pandemic and five questionnaires in its first year. We find mental health decreased sharply with the onset of the first lockdown but recovered quickly, reaching levels comparable to those a year earlier. Labor market uncertainty, perceived infection risk, and loneliness are all associated with worsening mental health. Moreover, parents of children younger than 12 experience a significant drop in mental health.

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儿童保育、在家工作和 COVID-19 时代心理健康的演变：来自荷兰的证据

我们研究了荷兰劳动人口的心理健康与 COVID-19 大流行相关的最主要风险因素的共同演变。我们利用了社会科学纵向互联网研究小组在大流行之前的数据和大流行第一年的五次问卷调查数据。我们发现，随着第一次封锁的开始，心理健康水平急剧下降，但很快就恢复了，达到了与一年前相当的水平。劳动力市场的不确定性、感知到的感染风险和孤独感都与心理健康状况的恶化有关。此外，12 岁以下儿童的父母的心理健康状况也显著下降。

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Manchester School ECONOMICS-

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1.80

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9.10%

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