How do economic downturns affect the mental health of children? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey

Golberstein, Ezra; Gonzales, Gilbert; Meara, Ellen

doi:10.1002/hec.3885

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“… 7 Compared with 2005–07, in 2012–14 the proportion of preterm births (ie, <37 weeks gestation) increased from 8·1% to 12·7%, and of low birthweight (ie, <2500 g) from 6·7% to 11·5%, with mean birthweight decreasing by 64·4 g. 7 In the USA, the global financial crisis was followed by a deterioration in children's mental health and increased child maltreatment, behavioural problems, and use of special educational services. 16 …”

Section: Learning From the Effect Of Previous Socioeconomic Crises Onmentioning

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Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

Jacob

Briana

Renzo

et al. 2020

The Lancet Public Health

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Resilient societies respond rapidly and effectively to health challenges and the associated economic consequences, and adapt to be more responsive to future challenges. Although it is only possible to recognise resilience retrospectively, the COVID-19 pandemic has occurred at a point in human history when, uniquely, sufficient knowledge is available on the early-life determinants of health to indicate clearly that a focus on maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH) will promote later resilience. This knowledge offers an unprecedented opportunity to disrupt entrenched strategies and to reinvest in MNCH in the post-COVID-19 so-called new normal. Furthermore, analysis of the short-term, medium-term, and longer-term consequences of previous socioeconomic shocks provides important insights into those domains of MNCH, such as neurocognitive development and nutrition, for which investment will generate the greatest benefit. Such considerations apply to high-income countries (HICs) and low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, implementing appropriate policies in the post-COVID-19 recovery period will be challenging and requires political commitment and public engagement.

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Section: Learning From the Effect Of Previous Socioeconomic Crises Onmentioning

confidence: 99%

Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

Jacob

Briana

Renzo

et al. 2020

The Lancet Public Health

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“…This is especially so since people have been forced to stay home for months. Meetings, places of worship and leisure, production facilities, services, schools, and universities remained closed, forcing students and teachers to experiment with new forms of ‘at distance’ teaching and learning [ 6 , 7 ].…”

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Anxiety in Older Adolescents at the Time of COVID-19

Smirni

Lavanco

Smirni

2020

JCM

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Corona Virus Disease-19 (COVID-19) is a catastrophic health risk, with psychological, emotional, social, and relational implications. From the early stages of the virus spread, the elderly population was identified as the most vulnerable, and health authorities have rightly focused on this frailer population. Conversely, less attention was given to the emotional and psychological dimensions of children and adolescents. Moreover, even though they were the subjects whose lives and health were at low risk, they, nevertheless, had to face a reality full of anxiety, fears, and uncertainties. The current study investigated the state of anxiety and emotional awareness in a sample of healthy older adolescents, 84 females and 64 males, aged 17 to 19, during the pandemic lockdown, using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and the Italian Emotion Awareness Questionnaire. An unexpected anxious phenomenology was found, affecting anxiety and the ideo-affective domain, while somatic symptomatology appeared to be less severe. The highest anxiety symptoms were breathing difficulties. These findings supported the hypothesis that the COVID-19 pandemic may be a risk condition for an increased state of anxiety in older adolescents and suggested the need to provide (1) an effective, empathic communication system with direct participation of older adolescents, (2) a psychological counseling service for the stress management of adolescents.

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“…Measures taken to prevent the spread of the disease during an outbreak may also result in numerous lifestyle changes. Parental mental health may be in uenced by economic problems and unemployment due to social isolation; in turn, these elements can impair the quality of life of children [15]. In addition, children feel an excessive sense of responsibility, and stressful life events at home may cause children to blame and punish themselves [16].…”

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Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Children’s Mental Health: A Comparative Study with Children Diagnosed and Isolated from Their Parents

Kılınçel

Altun

Nuryüz³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background The current study aimed to compare the psychological responses of children exposed to different levels of stress during COVID-19 outbreak. Anxiety levels, negative thoughts, and quality of life of COVID-19 positive children (Child + group, n = 17), COVID-19 negative children who are isolated from their COVID-19 positive parent(s) (Parent + group, n = 59), and a control group (n = 64) were compared. Methods The participants completed a sociodemographic data form, the Screen for Child Anxiety and Related Disorders (SCARED), the Children’s Negative Cognitive Errors Questionnaire (CNCEQ), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL). Results The statistical analysis of the data obtained from the three groups revealed that the Parent + group recorded higher SCARED and CNCEQ scores and lower PedsQL scores in comparison to the control group. No statistically significant difference was found between the Child + group scores and the control group. It was observed that high CNCEQ scores and low PedsQL scores in the Parent + group predicted an increase in the SCARED scores. Conclusions Our study indicates that isolating children from their parents during the COVID-19 outbreak negatively influences their mental health and causes an increase in their anxiety levels. In addition, the results of the study highlight that preventive mental health measures should be applied for children separated from parents during pandemics.

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How do economic downturns affect the mental health of children? Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey

Cited by 136 publications

References 71 publications

Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

Building resilient societies after COVID-19: the case for investing in maternal, neonatal, and child health

Anxiety in Older Adolescents at the Time of COVID-19

Effects of COVID-19 Outbreak on Children’s Mental Health: A Comparative Study with Children Diagnosed and Isolated from Their Parents

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