Was the economic crisis of 2008 good for Icelanders? Impact on health behaviors
Was the economic crisis of 2008 good for Icelanders? Impact on health behaviors
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ehb.2013.03.005
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Reichman, Nancy E.
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作者：
Asgeirsdottir, Tinna Laufey;Corman, Hope;Reichman, Nancy E.
这项研究利用2008年冰岛经济危机来确定宏观经济衰退对一系列健康行为的影响。我们使用纵向调查数据，其中包括来自同一个人的一系列健康危害和健康促进行为的前后报告。我们发现，危机导致危害健康的行为（如吸烟，饮酒或软饮料，吃甜食）和某些促进健康的行为（水果和蔬菜的消费）大幅减少，但其他促进健康的行为（鱼油的消费和建议的睡眠）增加。吸烟的影响程度比过去在其他环境中的研究发现的要大一些，而酒精、水果和蔬菜的影响程度与其他研究的估计一致。工作时间、真实的收入、金融资产、抵押贷款债务和心理健康的变化共同解释了危机对某些行为（如糖果和快餐消费）的影响，而危机对大多数其他行为的影响似乎主要是通过价格上涨来实现的。(C)2013爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
This study uses the 2008 economic crisis in Iceland to identify the effects of a macroeconomic downturn on a range of health behaviors. We use longitudinal survey data that include pre- and post-reports from the same individuals on a range of health-compromising and health-promoting behaviors. We find that the crisis led to large and significant reductions in health-compromising behaviors (such as smoking, drinking alcohol or soft drinks, and eating sweets) and certain health-promoting behaviors (consumption of fruits and vegetables), but to increases in other health-promoting behaviors (consumption of fish oil and recommended sleep). The magnitudes of effects for smoking are somewhat larger than what has been found in past research in other contexts, while those for alcohol, fruits, and vegetables are in line with estimates from other studies. Changes in work hours, real income, financial assets, mortgage debt, and mental health, together, explain the effects of the crisis on some behaviors (such as consumption of sweets and fast food), while the effects of the crisis on most other behaviors appear to have operated largely through price increases. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.