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ArticlemedRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2020

Association among income loss, financial strain and depressive symptoms during COVID-19: evidence from two longitudinal studies.

N Hertz-Palmor, T M Moore, D Gothelf, G E DiDomenico, I Dekel, D M Greenberg, L A Brown, N Matalon, E Visoki, L K White and 7 more

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N Hertz-PalmorSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
T M MooreUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
D GothelfSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
G E DiDomenicoLifespan Brain Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U SA.
I DekelSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
D M GreenbergInterdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences and Department of Music, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.
L A BrownUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
N MatalonSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
E VisokiLifespan Brain Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U SA.
L K WhiteLifespan Brain Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U SA.
M H HimesLifespan Brain Institute of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, U SA.
M Schwartz-LifshitzSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
R GrossSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
R C GurUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
R E GurUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
I M PessachSheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.
R BarzilayUniversity of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Funding

Evolution of Psychosis in Youth: Multimodal Risk and Resilience MarkersR01MH119219 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GUR, RAQUEL E, GUR, RUBEN C. · 2019 to 2023
$3.8M
Creating an adaptive screening tool for detecting neurocognitive deficits and psychopathology across the lifespanR01MH117014 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GUR, RUBEN C. · 2019 to 2022
$2.9M
Mechanisms of resilience to developmental stress in children and adolescents.K23MH120437 · NIMH · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI BARZILAY, RAN · 2019 to 2022
$775k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH120437NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH117014NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119219
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Abstract

backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has major ramifications for global health and the economy, with growing concerns about economic recession and implications for mental health. Here we investigated the associations between COVID-19 pandemic-related income loss with financial strain and mental health trajectories over a 1-month course.

methodsTwo independent studies were conducted in the U.S and in Israel at the beginning of the outbreak (March-April 2020, T1; N = 4 171) and at a 1-month follow-up (T2; N = 1 559). Mixed-effects models were applied to assess associations among COVID-19-related income loss, financial strain, and pandemic-related worries about health, with anxiety and depression, controlling for multiple covariates including pre-COVID-19 income.

findingsIn both studies, income loss and financial strain were associated with greater depressive symptoms at T1, above and beyond T1 anxiety, worries about health, and pre-COVID-19 income. Worsening of income loss was associated with exacerbation of depression at T2 in both studies. Worsening of subjective financial strain was associated with exacerbation of depression at T2 in one study (US).

interpretationIncome loss and financial strain were uniquely associated with depressive symptoms and the exacerbation of symptoms over time, above and beyond pandemic-related anxiety. Considering the painful dilemma of lockdown versus reopening, with the tradeoff between public health and economic wellbeing, our findings provide evidence that the economic impact of COVID-19 has negative implications for mental health.

fundingThis study was supported by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation, Foundation Dora and Kirsh Foundation.

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