Lockdown Policies, Economic Support, and Mental Health: Evidence From the COVID-19 Pandemic in United States.

ABSTRACT: During the COVID-19 pandemic, various lockdown policies were put in place by the governments in different countries and different levels, which effectively curbed the spread of the virus, but also cause substantial damage to the mental health of local residents. We use statistics provided by the Household Pulse Survey and OxCGRT between 23 April 2020 and 30 August 2021 to analyze the impact of lockdown on overall mental health levels in US states during the COVID-19 pandemic at the macro level. The results show that the lockdown policies implemented by the state governments lead to a deterioration in psychological conditions, and this relationship varies to some extent depending on the level of high-quality economic support, that the state governments implement to alleviate the symptoms of

SUBMITTER: Yao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201054 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature