Timothy A Matthews1, Liwei Chen, Zhuo Chen, Xuesong Han, Lu Shi, Yan Li, Ming Wen, Donglan Zhang, Hongmei Li, Dejun Su, Jian Li. 1. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Matthews, Li); Department of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Chen); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States. School of Economics, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, China (Chen); Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia, United States (Han); Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, United States (Shi); Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, United States (Li); Department of Sociology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (Wen); Department of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States (Zhang); Department of Media, Journalism and Film, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States (Li); Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States (Su); School of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States (Li).
Abstract
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 1,510 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.
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 1,510 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.
Authors: Jasmine R Marcelin; Audrey Pettifor; Holly Janes; Elizabeth R Brown; James G Kublin; Kathryn E Stephenson Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis Date: 2022-03-10 Impact factor: 4.423
Authors: Timothy A Matthews; Liwei Chen; Negar Omidakhsh; Donglan Zhang; Xuesong Han; Zhuo Chen; Lu Shi; Yan Li; Ming Wen; Hongmei Li; Dejun Su; Jian Li Journal: Ind Health Date: 2022-07-13 Impact factor: 2.707