Cross-National Study of Mental Health and Employment Status Nine Months Post Social Distancing Implementation Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895743 |
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| Authors | Mary Ruffolo (0000-0003-1293-5025, University of Michigan, corresponding author), D Price (0000-0002-7780-0829, University of Michigan), Tore Bonsaksen (0000-0001-6315-1111, University of Inland Norway), Janni Leung (0000-0001-5816-2959, The University of Queensland), Mariyana Schoultz (0000-0003-3780-8110, Northumbria University), Hilde Thygesen (0000-0002-5942-0662, University of Inland Norway), Ostertun Geirdal (OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 2105-2124 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcab177 |
| OpenAlex | W3193935768 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This cross-national study examined the mental health between those individuals working and those not working nine months post initial COVID-19 social distancing implementation. Respondents (N = 3,474) were recruited through social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter) and completed an online survey in October/November 2020. The respondents were from Norway, the UK, the USA and Australia. The mental health of those working and not working were analysed using t tests and socio-demographics were compared using one-way analysis of variance. Respondents who were working were significantly more likely to experience better mental health, were younger, report higher levels of education, and significantly less likely to worry about their own situation, health or financial situation than respondents who were not employed. Respondents who were retired reported better mental health than respondents who were not working for other reasons (laid off/dismissed, receiving benefits, studying, other). These findings raise the importance for social workers and other health service providers to monitor the overall mental health of individuals especially when social distancing protocols are in place and as countries begin to recover from the pandemic
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Demographics · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Social distance · Social media · Sociology · Worry · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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