TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Burdett, Ashley
AU  - Davillas, Apostolos
AU  - Etheridge, Ben
        TI  - Weather, Psychological Wellbeing and Mobility during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic
        PY  - 2021/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 14119
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp14119
        AB  - To reduce infection rates during the first UK wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, a first lockdown was announced on March 23, 2020, with a final easing of the restrictions on July 4, 2020. Among the most important public health costs of lockdown restrictions are the potential adverse effects on mental health and physical activity. Using data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS) and Google COVID-19 Mobility Reports we find evidence of reduced park mobility during the initial period of the first UK lockdown and confirm existing evidence of worsening psychological wellbeing. Linkage with weather data shows that contrary to popular belief, weather conditions do not exacerbate the mental health consequences of the pandemic, while we find systematic links between park mobility and weather over the same period. Our results highlight the importance of promoting the existing guidelines on regular exercise during winter lockdowns.
        KW  - mobility
KW  - mental health
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - weather conditions
        ER  -