Have girls been left behind during the COVID-19 pandemic? Gender differences in pandemic effects on children’s mental wellbeing

Silvia Mendolia, Agne Suziedelyte and Anna Zhu

Economics Letters, 2022, vol. 214, issue C

Abstract: Using data from the UK, we show that girls have been affected more than boys by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of their mental wellbeing. These gender differences are more pronounced in lower-income families. Our results are consistent with previous findings of larger pandemic effects on mental health of women.

Keywords: COVID-19; Pandemic; Mental health; Children (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I10 I31 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110458

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