A1 Journal article (refereed)
Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? : The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity (2022)

Salokangas, H., Böckerman, P., Huikari, S., Korhonen, M., Korpelainen, R., & Svento, R. (2022). Did the Finnish depression of the early 1990s have a silver lining? : The effect of unemployment on long-term physical activity. Economics and Human Biology, 46, Article 101139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Salokangas, Henri; Böckerman, Petri; Huikari, Sanna; Korhonen, Marko; Korpelainen, Raija; Svento, Rauli

Journal or series: Economics and Human Biology

ISSN: 1570-677X

eISSN: 1873-6130

Publication year: 2022

Publication date: 23/04/2022

Volume: 46

Article number: 101139

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Publication country: Netherlands

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101139

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/82384

Abstract

This paper studies the impact of long-term unemployment on physical activity. We examined the effects 6 and 15 years following a severe business cycle downturn in Finland over the period 1991–1994. The study sample comprised residents of Northern Finland. The unemployed individuals were 23–26 years old during the downturn. Physical activity, measured by MET minutes and meeting WHO guidelines, was higher 15 years later among those people who experienced the longest periods of unemployment in 1991–1994. Physical activity was somewhat lower among people with relatively shorter periods of unemployment.

Keywords: economic condition; depression (economic events); unemployment; long-term unemployment; public health; lifestyle habits; physical activity

Free keywords: macroeconomic conditions; recessions; unemployment; physical activity

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Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2022

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