Negative Employment Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey in the U.S

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• Personal Author:
  Chen L ; Chen Z ; Han X ; Li H ; Li J ; Li Y ; Matthews TA ; Shi L ; Su D ; Wen M ; Zhang D
• Description:
  Objective: We examined associations of negative employment changes during the COVID-19 pandemic with mental health in a national sample of U.S. workers, and whether the associations differed by race. Methods: Data were from the Health, Ethnicity, and Pandemic Study, a cross-sectional survey. The effects of negative employment changes on psychological distress in 1510 workers were examined via linear regression, and stratified analyses were conducted across racial subgroups. Results: After adjustment for covariates, compared to workers with no change in employment, those who experienced permanent job loss had the highest psychological distress (β and 95% CI = 3.27 [1.89, 4.65]). Permanent job loss had the greatest effect on psychological distress in Blacks and Asians. Conclusion: Negative employment changes related to the pandemic may have deleterious impacts on workers' mental health, with disproportionate effects on racial minorities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Healthcare Disparities Mental Health Minority Health Nervous System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19 COVID-19 Cross Sectional Studies Ethnic Groups Health Disparities Mental Health Minority Health Occupational Health Psychological Responses Racial Factors Unemployment

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Georgia ; Nebraska ; New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; OSHA Region 9 ; South Carolina ; Utah
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20068217
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2021 Nov; 63(11):931-937
• Contact Point Address:
  Jian Li, MD, PhD, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095
• Email:
  jianli2019@ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  University of California Los Angeles
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:810ab3303d04bbf40c6afc1b924ebb693f3f152fe14f8f561ba8eecf7ad72977617c1eee0bd4613753ec878fa5cc15585387f3b1fe117520edefeea31d6e492f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230421/cdc_230421_DS1.pdf
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