Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands
Recent contributions highlighted gender differences in the mental health consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns. However, their cross-sectional designs cannot differentiate between pre-existing gender differences and differences induced by lockdowns. Estimating fixed-effects models using longitudinal da...
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| author | A. Vloo R.J.M. Alessie J.O. Mierau Marike H. Boezen Jochen O. Mierau Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing |
| author_facet | A. Vloo R.J.M. Alessie J.O. Mierau Marike H. Boezen Jochen O. Mierau Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing |
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| description | Recent contributions highlighted gender differences in the mental health consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns. However, their cross-sectional designs cannot differentiate between pre-existing gender differences and differences induced by lockdowns. Estimating fixed-effects models using longitudinal data from the Lifelines biobank and cohort study with repeated mental health measurements throughout the lockdown, we overcome this caveat. Significant gender differences in mental health during the lockdown were found, where women experienced more depression symptoms and disorders and men experienced more anxiety symptoms and disorders stemming from the lockdown. Policymakers need to keep in mind that the COVID-19 lockdowns have different effects on mental health for men and women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ed095d67f034557b454065c8330f3202022-12-21T23:33:06ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732021-09-0115100878Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the NetherlandsA. Vloo0R.J.M. Alessie1J.O. Mierau2Marike H. Boezen3Jochen O. Mierau4Lude Franke5Jackie Dekens6Patrick Deelen7Pauline Lanting8Judith M. Vonk9Ilja Nolte10Anil P.S. Ori11Annique Claringbould12Floranne Boulogne13Marjolein X.L. Dijkema14Henry H. Wiersma15Robert Warmerdam16Soesma A. Jankipersadsing17Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health, Groningen, the Netherlands; Corresponding author. Department of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Economics, Econometrics & Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Center of Development and Innovation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsDepartment of Genetics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsRecent contributions highlighted gender differences in the mental health consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns. However, their cross-sectional designs cannot differentiate between pre-existing gender differences and differences induced by lockdowns. Estimating fixed-effects models using longitudinal data from the Lifelines biobank and cohort study with repeated mental health measurements throughout the lockdown, we overcome this caveat. Significant gender differences in mental health during the lockdown were found, where women experienced more depression symptoms and disorders and men experienced more anxiety symptoms and disorders stemming from the lockdown. Policymakers need to keep in mind that the COVID-19 lockdowns have different effects on mental health for men and women.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001531I10 |
| spellingShingle | A. Vloo R.J.M. Alessie J.O. Mierau Marike H. Boezen Jochen O. Mierau Lude Franke Jackie Dekens Patrick Deelen Pauline Lanting Judith M. Vonk Ilja Nolte Anil P.S. Ori Annique Claringbould Floranne Boulogne Marjolein X.L. Dijkema Henry H. Wiersma Robert Warmerdam Soesma A. Jankipersadsing Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands SSM: Population Health I10 |
| title | Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands |
| title_full | Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands |
| title_short | Gender differences in the mental health impact of the COVID-19 lockdown: Longitudinal evidence from the Netherlands |
| title_sort | gender differences in the mental health impact of the covid 19 lockdown longitudinal evidence from the netherlands |
| topic | I10 |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321001531 |
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