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A new study has found that the mental health of home-carers deteriorated more during the lockdown than non-carers.
School closures were responsible for around half the decline in mental health experienced by mothers during the coronavirus pandemic
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Researchers have found that a person’s personality can change significantly over our life course, with significant life events making us more outgoing or conscientious. Earlier in life, starting work and first serious romantic relationships have been identified as events that can lead to our personalities changing.
New research comparing the experiences of informal care givers in the UK and the Netherlands has found that providing care can lead to lower mental health.
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The Office for National Statistics has found that children in Asian households are 2.5 times more likely to live in a household which earns £12k or less before bills.
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During the coronavirus pandemic much of the population have been ‘staying home to save lives’, but this has meant many people have been stuck living in poor housing conditions.
The furlough scheme has allowed many couples the time and flexibility for a better work-life balance, strengthening their relationships.
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New research shows that almost one-third of fathers believe that flexible working arrangements are unavailable to them.
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New research from the University of Essex and the London School of Economics has looked in detail at neighbourhood communication during the coronavirus lockdown and found that ethnic minority communities reported less neighbourhood interaction than majority White British communities.
Women, young children, key workers and BAME groups are stuggling with sleep during the coronavirus lockdown.
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The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
