Labor market participation and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults (18 to 30 years): A nationally representative study in France.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the relationship between young adults' labor force participation and depression in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design setting participants

Data come from the nationally-representative EPICOV cohort study set up in France, and were collected in 2020 and 2021 (3 waves of online or telephone interviews: 02/05/2020-12/06/2020; 26/10/2020-14/12/2020; 24/06/2021-09/08/2021) among 2,217 participants aged 18-30 years. Participants with prior mental health disorder (n = 50) were excluded from the statistical analyses.

Results

Using Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) models controlled for participants' socio-demographic and health characteristics and weighted to be nationally-representative, we found that compared to young adults who wer

SUBMITTER: Melchior M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638096 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature