Association between reasons for not working and reporting of major depression and anxiety symptoms among U.S. adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic

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• Alternative Title:
  J Workplace Behav Health
• Personal Author:
  Asfaw, Abay
• Description:
  COVID-19 continues to take a large toll on the mental health of the not working population, particularly of those who were unable to work. This study, using the Household Pulse Survey, estimated the association between reasons for not working and major depression and anxiety symptoms (MDAS). The lowest MDAS was reported by retirees. Individuals who were unable to work because of transportation problems, layoffs, COVID-19 concerns, and sickness or disability reported the highest MDAS. Mediation analysis showed that the direct and indirect effects of reasons for not working were much higher for those individuals who were unable to work than for individuals who were working or decided not to work.
• Keywords:
  COVID-19 Depression And Anxiety Mental Health Not Working Reasons For Not Working U.S. Household Pulse Survey
• Source:
  J Workplace Behav Health. 38(3):293-320
• Pubmed ID:
  37608841
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10440807
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:91c3ddd5e61b419c950eeda6f1b1c266984babc22bee8294c6df48a85cbb7c62
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132363/cdc_132363_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.30 MB ]