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The Effects of Neighbourhood and Individual Deprivation on Well-Being Trajectories During the First Lockdown of the Covid-19 Pandemic in England : Insights from the UK Household Longitudinal Study
Bottcher, L. (2024) The Effects of Neighbourhood and Individual Deprivation on Well-Being Trajectories During the First Lockdown of the Covid-19 Pandemic in England : Insights from the UK Household Longitudinal Study.
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| Abstract: | Neighbourhood and individual deprivation and their interplay have been found to play a substantial role in determining well-being. This study examined the trajectories of well-being during the first Covid-19 lockdown in England and investigated the role of neighbourhood deprivation and individual income as predictors. A double disadvantage hypothesis was suggested, where people with a lower individual socioeconomic status living in deprived neighbourhoods experience a dual burden and worse well-being. Longitudinal data from waves 9 (2017-2019) and Covid-19 waves 1 (April 2020) and 3 (June 2020) from the UK Household Longitudinal Study were utilised. Due to the UK”s constituent nations having different lockdown regulations, the current sample only included participants residing in England. Participants with missing items or those who relocated between waves were excluded. Neighbourhood deprivation, assessed using the 2019 English Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles, and individual deprivation, determined by income above or below the poverty line, were examined. Double deprivation was defined as residing in one of the two lowest neighbourhood quintiles and having a household income below the poverty line. Trajectories of well-being, based on changes measured by the General Health Questionnaire between survey waves, were classified as deteriorating, improving, or stable. Binary logistic regression analyses.... |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology MSc (66604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98286 |
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