TY - JOUR
T1 - Negative Employment Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Psychological Distress
T2 - Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey in the U.S.
AU - Matthews, Timothy A.
AU - Chen, Liwei
AU - Chen, Zhuo
AU - Han, Xuesong
AU - Shi, Lu
AU - Li, Yan
AU - Wen, Ming
AU - Zhang, Donglan
AU - Li, Hongmei
AU - Su, Dejun
AU - Li, Jian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - 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 ¼ 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.
AB - 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 ¼ 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.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002325
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002325
M3 - Article
C2 - 34267107
AN - SCOPUS:85121952444
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 63
SP - 931
EP - 937
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 11
ER -
