Michael Daly
Biographic Data
| ID | 3582118 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael Daly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael |
| FAMILY NAME | Daly |
| SIGNATURE | DALY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1557-8326 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 110 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 36 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1938 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Prospective Association Between Life Satisfaction and Physical Pain
Life satisfaction and physical pain are key aspects of human well-being. Yet, evidence on the direction of their association and potential explanatory factors is relatively scarce. We address these questions across two studies. In Study 1, we explore the cross-lagged association between life satisfaction and physical pain using 22 waves from Australian longitudinal data (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia; N = 233,854), individual…
A synthesis of explanations for spatial inequalities in gambling harm
Place matters for understanding patterns of gambling harm as shown by the spatial clustering of both 'vulnerable' people and gambling outlets. Harms are experienced at a community level (and never restricted to individuals) and are spread unequally across communities of place. Following the liberalisation of gambling laws in the UK in the 1990s, gambling outlets and advertising have proliferated in many economically disadvantaged places, with the…
Psychological well-being factors and the likelihood of transitioning from overweight and obesity to normal weight at population level
We examined the prospective associations between psychological well-being related factors (depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, self-efficacy) and transitioning from overweight and obesity to normal body weight (vs persistence of overweight and obesity) and change in body mass index (BMI). We used multiple baselines and follow-ups from the National Child and Development Study (NCDS; 8513 observations) and the British Cohort Study (BCS; 11,113 …
Changes in the prevalence of perceived discrimination and associations with probable mental health problems in the UK from 2015 to 2020
Amongst UK adults, the prevalence of perceived discrimination and probable mental health problems increased between 2015/2016 to 2019/2020. Increases in perceived discrimination partially explained increases in probable mental health problems. National measures designed to reduce both discrimination and mental health problems have potential to make substantial improvements to public health and should be prioritised in the UK
Global pain levels before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Physical pain has trended upward globally over the last decade. Here, we explore whether the COVID-19 pandemic modified this alarming trend. We used data from 146 countries worldwide (510,247 respondents) to examine whether pain levels changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Adjusted regressions across countries revealed that 33.3% of people were in pain in 2019, 32.8% in 2020, 32.5% in 2021, and 34.1% in 2022. The change in pain from 2019 to each …
Prevalence of Depression Among Adolescents in the U.S. From 2009 to 2019
PURPOSE: Major depression is a leading cause of disability and represents a significant health concern for adolescents. Evidence of temporal trends in adolescent depression stratified by sociodemographic characteristics is needed. METHODS: This study drew on 11 years of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 167,783), a nationally representative survey of adolescents aged 12-17 years conducted between 2009 and 2019. RESULTS: The prevalen…
Longitudinal changes in mental health and the Covid-19 pandemic
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had a range of negative social and economic effects that may contribute to a rise in mental health problems. In this observational population-based study, we examined longitudinal changes in the prevalence of mental health problems from before to during the COVID-19 crisis and identified subgroups that are psychologically vulnerable during the pandemic. Methods Participants ( N = 14 393; observations = 48 486)…
A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies comparing mental health before versus during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020
Cross‐national and longitudinal evidence for a rapid decline in life satisfaction in adolescence
INTRODUCTION: While several studies have documented a declining-with-age trend in life satisfaction in adolescence, cross-national and nationally representative longitudinal evidence is needed to establish the normative trajectory of life satisfaction during this critical developmental period. METHODS: The Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study of 10-16-year-olds included the Cantril Ladder life satisfaction measure in surveys of 4…
The Gap Between Anticipated and Current Life Satisfaction May Indicate Dissatisfaction Rather Than Hope
Prevalence of Psychological Distress Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 1999–2018
Objectives. To test whether the prevalence of reported psychological distress increased among working-age adults in the United States between 1999 and 2018. Methods. I examined psychological distress in the past 30 days using the Kessler-6 Distress Scale, completed by 403 223 participants aged 25 to 64 years across 20 annual waves of the National Health Interview Study conducted from 1999 to 2018. I examined overall and demographic-specific trend…
Psychological distress and adaptation to the Covid-19 crisis in the United States
There is growing concern that the COVID-19 crisis may have long-standing mental health effects across society particularly amongst those with pre-existing mental health conditions. In this observational population-based study, we examined how psychological distress changed following the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States and tested whether certain population subgroups were vulnerable to persistent distress during the crisis. We…
International estimates of intended uptake and refusal of Covid-19 vaccines
Neuroticism mediates the relationship between industrial history and modern‐day regional obesity levels
OBJECTIVE: The historical factors and contemporary mechanisms underlying geographical inequalities in obesity levels remain uncertain. In this study, we examine whether modern regional variation in obesity is partly a result of the impact of large-scale industry on the personality traits of those living in regions once at the center of the Industrial Revolution. METHOD: Exposure to the effects of the Industrial Revolution was assessed using uniqu…
Unique effects of book-reading at 9-months on vocabulary development at 36-months
Daily emotional well‐being during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 outbreak has become one of the largest public health crises of our time. Governments have responded by implementing self‐isolation and physical distancing measures that have profoundly impacted daily life throughout the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate how people experience the activities, interactions, and settings of their lives during the pandemic. The sample (N = 604) was assessed in Ireland on the 25 March 2020, fol…
Body-related discrimination and dieting and substance use behaviors in adolescence
Intergenerational social mobility predicts midlife well-being
Underemployment and psychological distress
Defining Primary Care Shortage Areas
PURPOSE: To examine whether geographic information systems (GIS)-based physician-to-population ratios (PPRs) yield determinations of geographic primary care shortage areas that differ from those based on bounded-area PPRs like those used in the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation process. METHODS: We used geocoded data on primary care physician (PCP) locations and census block population counts from 1 US state to construct 2 shor…
Adolescent mental health and unemployment over the lifespan
The scarring effect of unemployment on psychological well-being across Europe
Weight discrimination and unhealthy eating-related behaviors
Adolescent psychological distress, unemployment, and the Great Recession
These findings provide strong evidence of the unemployment penalty of early-life psychological distress and suggest that this relationship may be intensified during economic recessions. Investing in mental health in early life may be an effective way to reduce unemployment
Childhood psychological distress and youth unemployment
The effect of childhood mental health on later unemployment has not yet been established. In this article we assess whether childhood psychological distress places young people at high risk of subsequent unemployment and whether the presence of economic recession strengthens this relationship. This study was based on 19,217 individuals drawn from two nationally-representative British prospective cohort studies; the Longitudinal Study of Young Peo…
The scarring effect of unemployment throughout adulthood on psychological distress at age 50
The scarring effect of unemployment on psychological well-being across Europe
Childhood psychological distress and youth unemployment
The effect of childhood mental health on later unemployment has not yet been established. In this article we assess whether childhood psychological distress places young people at high risk of subsequent unemployment and whether the presence of economic recession strengthens this relationship. This study was based on 19,217 individuals drawn from two nationally-representative British prospective cohort studies; the Longitudinal Study of Young Peo…
Adolescent psychological distress, unemployment, and the Great Recession
These findings provide strong evidence of the unemployment penalty of early-life psychological distress and suggest that this relationship may be intensified during economic recessions. Investing in mental health in early life may be an effective way to reduce unemployment
Intergenerational social mobility predicts midlife well-being
Adolescent mental health and unemployment over the lifespan
Underemployment and psychological distress
Weight discrimination and unhealthy eating-related behaviors
The reach of disability benefits
Key objectives in the 1992 reform of disability benefits were improvements to the scope of benefits and better targeting of funds to those most in need. This paper questions the success of the disability living allowance (DLA) in achieving these aims. Examination of (non-)recipients of the higher rate mobility component of DLA reveals considerable unpredictability in the extent to which the benefit is reaching its eligible population. The OPCS se…
Prevalence of Psychological Distress Among Working-Age Adults in the United States, 1999–2018
Objectives. To test whether the prevalence of reported psychological distress increased among working-age adults in the United States between 1999 and 2018. Methods. I examined psychological distress in the past 30 days using the Kessler-6 Distress Scale, completed by 403 223 participants aged 25 to 64 years across 20 annual waves of the National Health Interview Study conducted from 1999 to 2018. I examined overall and demographic-specific trend…
The Gap Between Anticipated and Current Life Satisfaction May Indicate Dissatisfaction Rather Than Hope
The Spread of Disability Living Allowance
This article examines the spread of Disability Living Allowance across a group of low income households in an industrial town in North West England from the introduction of the new benefits in 1992 until the Spring of 1996. We focus on the changes over time of the incidence of Disability Living Allowance in the low income population and look at the relative spread of different elements of the benefit. We speculate on whether the new benefits have…
The Social Consequences of Industrial Transference
A Regional Analysis of Strikes, 1921-1936
Reverse Annuity Mortgages as a Source of Retirement Income
According to the recently published Report of the Special Senate Committee on Retirement Age Policies (Retirement Without Tears), 'one of the goals of social security policy respecting the elderly should be to enable them to remain in their own homes to the maximum extent possible.' Unfortunately, many elderly homeowners face the following dilemma. Either they retain full ownership of their house and accept a low retirement income, or they sell t…
Reverse Annuity Mortgages and Recent Tax Changes
Principal Office-Holders in the Sudan Government, 1895-1955
Policy Forum on the Business Transfer Tax
The reach of disability benefits
Key objectives in the 1992 reform of disability benefits were improvements to the scope of benefits and better targeting of funds to those most in need. This paper questions the success of the disability living allowance (DLA) in achieving these aims. Examination of (non-)recipients of the higher rate mobility component of DLA reveals considerable unpredictability in the extent to which the benefit is reaching its eligible population. The OPCS se…
The Spread of Disability Living Allowance
This article examines the spread of Disability Living Allowance across a group of low income households in an industrial town in North West England from the introduction of the new benefits in 1992 until the Spring of 1996. We focus on the changes over time of the incidence of Disability Living Allowance in the low income population and look at the relative spread of different elements of the benefit. We speculate on whether the new benefits have…
The role of awakening cortisol and psychological distress in diurnal variations in affect
People often feel unhappy in the morning but better later in the day, and this pattern may be amplified in the distressed. Past work suggests that one function of cortisol is to energize people in the morning. In a study of 174 students, we tested to see whether daily affect patterns, psychological distress, and awakening cortisol levels were interlinked. Affect levels were assessed using the Day Reconstruction Method and psychological distress w…
Racism, Gun Ownership and Gun Control
OBJECTIVE: Racism is related to policies preferences and behaviors that adversely affect blacks and appear related to a fear of blacks (e.g., increased policing, death penalty). This study examined whether racism is also related to gun ownership and opposition to gun controls in US whites. METHOD: The most recent data from the American National Election Study, a large representative US sample, was used to test relationships between racism, gun ow…
The scarring effect of unemployment throughout adulthood on psychological distress at age 50
Childhood psychological distress and youth unemployment
The effect of childhood mental health on later unemployment has not yet been established. In this article we assess whether childhood psychological distress places young people at high risk of subsequent unemployment and whether the presence of economic recession strengthens this relationship. This study was based on 19,217 individuals drawn from two nationally-representative British prospective cohort studies; the Longitudinal Study of Young Peo…
Weight discrimination and unhealthy eating-related behaviors
Adolescent psychological distress, unemployment, and the Great Recession
These findings provide strong evidence of the unemployment penalty of early-life psychological distress and suggest that this relationship may be intensified during economic recessions. Investing in mental health in early life may be an effective way to reduce unemployment
The scarring effect of unemployment on psychological well-being across Europe
Defining Primary Care Shortage Areas
PURPOSE: To examine whether geographic information systems (GIS)-based physician-to-population ratios (PPRs) yield determinations of geographic primary care shortage areas that differ from those based on bounded-area PPRs like those used in the Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation process. METHODS: We used geocoded data on primary care physician (PCP) locations and census block population counts from 1 US state to construct 2 shor…
Adolescent mental health and unemployment over the lifespan
Daily emotional well‐being during the Covid‐19 pandemic
The COVID‐19 outbreak has become one of the largest public health crises of our time. Governments have responded by implementing self‐isolation and physical distancing measures that have profoundly impacted daily life throughout the world. In this study, we aimed to investigate how people experience the activities, interactions, and settings of their lives during the pandemic. The sample (N = 604) was assessed in Ireland on the 25 March 2020, fol…
Body-related discrimination and dieting and substance use behaviors in adolescence
Intergenerational social mobility predicts midlife well-being
Underemployment and psychological distress
Psychological distress and adaptation to the Covid-19 crisis in the United States
There is growing concern that the COVID-19 crisis may have long-standing mental health effects across society particularly amongst those with pre-existing mental health conditions. In this observational population-based study, we examined how psychological distress changed following the emergence of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States and tested whether certain population subgroups were vulnerable to persistent distress during the crisis. We…
International estimates of intended uptake and refusal of Covid-19 vaccines
Neuroticism mediates the relationship between industrial history and modern‐day regional obesity levels
OBJECTIVE: The historical factors and contemporary mechanisms underlying geographical inequalities in obesity levels remain uncertain. In this study, we examine whether modern regional variation in obesity is partly a result of the impact of large-scale industry on the personality traits of those living in regions once at the center of the Industrial Revolution. METHOD: Exposure to the effects of the Industrial Revolution was assessed using uniqu…
Unique effects of book-reading at 9-months on vocabulary development at 36-months
Medicine (25 works) · Psychology (23 works) · Demography (17 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Demography (10 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (10 works)