Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: The need for universal basic income during the coronavirus pandemic.

Johnson, Matthew; Johnson, Elliott; Webber, Laura; Nettle, Daniel

doi:10.1037/tra0000739

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“…Policies that protect the social determinants of mental health, such as secure housing, income, employment and access to healthcare outside of employment, may reduce the impact of this moment on mental health. 19 46 Policy makers may consider, for example, eviction moratoria, 47 48 income support (such as through extending the Paycheck Protection Program 49 or the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act stimuli, 50 51 or other universal basic income interventions 52 ), paid sick leave, 53 and health insurance that is not tied to employment. 53 In general, countries with more generous social and economic policies (such as family leave, social insurance and sick benefits) have lower rates of mental illness and lower levels of inequality.…”

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Low assets and financial stressors associated with higher depression during COVID-19 in a nationally representative sample of US adults

Ettman

Abdalla

Cohen

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

122

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BackgroundCOVID-19 and related containment policies have caused or heightened financial stressors for many in the USA. We assessed the relation between assets, financial stressors and probable depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsBetween 31 March 2020 and 13 April 2020, we surveyed a probability-based, nationally representative sample of US adults ages 18 and older using the COVID-19 and Life stressors Impact on Mental Health and Well-being survey (n=1441). We calculated the prevalence of probable depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (cut-off ≥10) and exposure to financial stressors by financial, physical and social assets categories (household income, household savings, home ownership, educational attainment and marital status). We estimated adjusted ORs and predicted probabilities of probable depression across assets categories and COVID-19 financial stressor exposure groups.ResultsWe found that (1) 40% of US adults experienced COVID-19-related financial stressors during this time period; (2) low assets (OR: 3.0, 95% CI 2.1 to 4.2) and COVID-19 financial stressor exposure (OR: 2.8, 95% CI 2.1 to 3.9) were each associated with higher odds of probable depression; and (3) among persons with low assets and high COVID-19 financial stressors, 42.7% had probable depression; and among persons with high assets and low COVID-19 financial stressors, 11.1% had probable depression. Persons with high assets and high COVID-19 financial stressors had a similar prevalence of probable depression (33.5%) as persons with low assets and low COVID-19 financial stressors (33.5%). The more assets a person had, the lower the level of probable depression.ConclusionPopulations with low assets are bearing a greater burden of mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Low assets and financial stressors associated with higher depression during COVID-19 in a nationally representative sample of US adults

Ettman

Abdalla

Cohen

et al. 2020

J Epidemiol Community Health

122

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“…This is consistent with emerging literature on the effects of the pandemic on individuals with mental illness, where the COVID-19 pandemic is reported as affecting mental health in myriad ways [ 56 ]. There are some indications that economic relief programs serve to mitigate or prevent trauma from the economic and social effects of the pandemic and the exacerbating effects of public health responses on symptoms of anxiety and depression [ 57 ].…”

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“This Pandemic Is Making Me More Anxious about My Welfare and the Welfare of Others:” COVID-19 Stressors and Mental Health

Moore

Zielinski

Thompson

et al. 2021

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COVID-19 and subsequent social distancing guidelines have changed many aspects of people’s daily lives including the way that they interact within their social environment. Pandemics are inherently social phenomena, and public health measures intended to curtail transmission of COVID-19 (e.g., quarantine and social distancing) have consequences for individuals with anxiety and depression. Using qualitative methods, respondents with previously diagnosed anxiety or depression identified ways in which COVID-19 affected their symptoms at multiple levels of the social ecological model (SEM). Key themes reported were organized following the SEM. Emergent themes at the individual level are isolation/loneliness, fear of contracting COVID-19, and uncertainty about the future. Themes at the interpersonal level are: fears of family contracting COVID-19, separation from family members, and domestic relationships. Themes at the level of community and societal stressors are: employment, community and societal systems, media, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings demonstrate the ways that mental health, physical health/safety, and social environments are interrelated in the experience of COVID-19 for individuals diagnosed with anxiety or depression. These findings make a significant contribution to the literature as this is the first article to document mental health stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with diagnosed anxiety and depressive disorders.

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“…The twenty-first century has been characterized by systemic shocks (September 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, the 2007–2008 global financial crisis) that have posed a wide array of challenges for the world of work ( Blustein et al, 2019a ; Johnson et al, 2020 ). The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these challenges, accelerating trends that were already underway, such as insecurity, instability, and continuous changes to work contexts, with a dramatic decline in the number and quality of accessible jobs ( Blustein et al, 2020 ; Kniffin et al, 2021 ).…”

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Job Crafting: A Challenge to Promote Decent Work for Vulnerable Workers

Svicher

Fabio

2021

Front. Psychol.

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In recent years, the decent work agenda has called upon vocational psychologists to advance psychological research and intervention to promote work as a human right. Furthermore, the COVID-19 pandemic is having disproportionate consequences on vulnerable workers, such as unemployment and underemployment, highlighting the need to enhance access to decent work for these workers. As a response, the present perspective article advances job crafting as a promising way to shape decent work for marginalized workers. To this end, the article deals with decent work and job crafting, starting with the definition of decent work according to the psychology of working theory (PWT) and examining the evolution of the construct of job crafting. Subsequently, the literature on job crafting is discussed, focusing on variables related to the PWT model of decent work and their effect on vulnerable workers. Finally, possibilities for further research and intervention aimed at promoting decent work through job crafting are discussed.

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Mitigating social and economic sources of trauma: The need for universal basic income during the coronavirus pandemic.

Cited by 26 publications

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Low assets and financial stressors associated with higher depression during COVID-19 in a nationally representative sample of US adults

Low assets and financial stressors associated with higher depression during COVID-19 in a nationally representative sample of US adults

“This Pandemic Is Making Me More Anxious about My Welfare and the Welfare of Others:” COVID-19 Stressors and Mental Health

Job Crafting: A Challenge to Promote Decent Work for Vulnerable Workers

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