Pompili, Maurizio;
Innamorati, Marco;
Sampogna, Gaia;
Albert, Umberto;
Carmassi, Claudia;
Carra, Giuseppe;
Cirulli, Francesca;
... Fiorillo, Andrea; + view all
(2021)
The impact of Covid-19 on unemployment across Italy: Consequences for those affected by psychiatric conditions.
Journal of Affective Disorders
, 296
pp. 59-66.
10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.035.
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Abstract
Background: Severe psychological and psychosocial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are expected, especially for people already vulnerable to biological or psychosocial stressors, including those with mental health problems. The study aimed to investigate factors associated with the loss of jobs and unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, we investigated whether mental illness was associated with a higher risk of losing one's job because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Nineteen thousand four hundred ninety-six adults living in Italy were administered an online protocol including a sociodemographic checklist and questionnaires investigating suicide ideation and risk, mental health status and general distress (stress, anxiety, and depression), resilience, and perceived support. Results: One thousand two hundred seventy-four reported having lost their job because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and 5.4% of the sample reported a mental illness (mostly a depressive disorder). Unemployment was independently associated with mental illness, poor mental health, and depression. Mental illness was associated with the risk of losing one's job because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but not at the multivariate analyses. Those who lost their job because of the COVID-19 pandemic (compared to others) reported worse mental health and depression. Limitations: The presence of mental illness was self-reported by respondents and the administered measures were self-reported questionnaires affected by social desirability and other response bias. Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic and social isolation measures and lockdown used to contain its spread among the Italian population were associated with occupational insecurity, especially among the more vulnerable social categories.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The impact of Covid-19 on unemployment across Italy: Consequences for those affected by psychiatric conditions |
| Location: | Netherlands |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.035 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.035 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Clinical Neurology, Psychiatry, Neurosciences & Neurology, COVID-19 pandemic, Unemployment, Mental illness, Depression, SOCIAL SUPPORT, MENTAL-HEALTH, MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE, SUICIDAL IDEATION, ATTRIBUTES SCALE, POPULATION, VALIDITY, VALIDATION, DEPRESSION, COMMUNITY |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159751 |
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