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Weather, mental health, and mobility during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic

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  • Ashley Burdett
  • Apostolos Davillas
  • Ben Etheridge

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During the first United Kingdom 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 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.

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  • Ashley Burdett & Apostolos Davillas & Ben Etheridge, 2021. "Weather, mental health, and mobility during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(9), pages 2296-2306, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:hlthec:v:30:y:2021:i:9:p:2296-2306
    DOI: 10.1002/hec.4371
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    1. Lindley, Joanne & Rienzo, Cinzia, 2021. "The Effect of Repeated Lockdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic on UK Mental Health Outcomes," GLO Discussion Paper Series 977, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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    1. Iyer, S. & Larcom, S. & She, P-W., 2024. "Do Religious People Cope Better in a Crisis? Evidence from the UK Pandemic Lockdowns," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 2403, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
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    7. Lindley, Joanne & Rienzo, Cinzia, 2021. "The Effect of Repeated Lockdowns during the Covid-19 Pandemic on UK Mental Health Outcomes," GLO Discussion Paper Series 977, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

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