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dc.contributor.author | Briguglio, Marie | - |
dc.contributor.author | Caruana, Mark | - |
dc.contributor.author | Debono, Nathaniel | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-26T08:52:51Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-26T08:52:51Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Briguglio, M., Caruana, M., & Debono, N. (2021). Well-being disparities during the COVID-19 outbreak: Evidence from Malta. Traumatology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000323 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/80391 | - |
dc.description.abstract | As governments struggled to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout, individuals across the globe experienced considerable impacts on their lifestyles and well-being. This study examines these impacts in Malta, where COVID-19 first broke out in early March 2020. Within days, government authorities had instituted a range of restrictions, culminating in lockdown for older persons. A survey undertaken toward the end of the month (1,821 respondents) yielded the necessary data to estimate an econometric model of subjective well-being. This sheds light on the considerable impact that COVID-19 had on self-assessed happiness and life satisfaction and on the resulting disparities that arose. Significant effects were experienced by those who were exposed to or concerned about the effects of COVID-19. A significant and negative association was also found to exist between old age and happiness. Working from home and having a university degree were found to be positively associated with happiness. Typically important positive predictors of well-being, such as social interaction and engagement in outdoor activities, failed to predict well-being at all during the COVID-19 outbreak in Malta. On the other hand, engaging in sport, artistic work or voluntary work continued to be associated with higher levels of self-assessed happiness and life satisfaction. These findings yield insights on the broader impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Educational Publishing Foundation | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | COVID-19 (Disease) -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Well-being -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Happiness -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | Well-being disparities during the COVID-19 outbreak : evidence from Malta | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1037/trm0000323 | - |
dc.publication.title | Traumatology | en_GB |
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