Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Burdett, Ashley, Davillas, Apostolos and Etheridge, Ben (2021) Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023)
Related URLs:	http://ftp.iza.org/dp14119.pdf
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	24 Feb 2021 00:36
Last Modified:	24 May 2022 15:06
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79308
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