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Mental health in Ireland during the covid pandemic : evidence from two longitudinal surveys
Madden, David - 2022
Using data from the Growing Up in Ireland Covid survey, this study examines the evolution of mental health as measured in December 2020, nine months into the pandemic, compared to observations pre pandemic for two cohorts of people. A deterioration in mental health was observed for both cohorts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013463010
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The effect of the Great Recession on health : a longitudinal study of Irish mothers 2001-2011
Briody, Jonathan; Doyle, Orla; Kelleher, Cecily - 2019
The relationship between recessions and health is mixed, with some evidence from the most recent financial crisis finding a positive effect on heath behaviours. This study uses longitudinal data spanning the periods before, during and after the Irish crisis of 2008, to test the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063066
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Childhood obesity and maternal education in Ireland
Madden, David - 2016
This paper analyses the socioeconomic gradient of chilidhood obesity in Ireland using the Growing Up in Ireland data with three innovations compared to previous work in the area. A different measure of socioeconomic status, maternal education, is employed. In addition, the depth and severity of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011561031
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Early intervention and child health : evidence from a Dublin-based randomized controlled trial
Doyle, Orla; Fitzpatrick, Nick; Lovett, Judy; Rawdon, … - 2015
This article investigates the impact of an early intervention program, which experimentally modifies the parenting and home environment of disadvantaged families, on child health in the first 3 years of life. We recruited and randomized 233 (115 intervention, 118 control) pregnant women from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010512461
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BMI mobility and obesity transitions among children in Ireland
Madden, David - 2019
of overweight and obesity. Analysis is carried out by gender and by maternal education. In general, the degree of …. There is relatively little variation by gender and maternal education apart from some indication of less mobility out of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115993
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Changes in BMI in a cohort of Irish children : some decompositions and counterfactuals
Madden, David - 2018
This paper examines the change in body mass index for a cohort of Irish children as they aged from 9 to 13 and decomposes the change into parts attributable to changes in observable characteristics and changes in returns to observable characteristics. The decomposition is carried out over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011793250
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Child and adolescent obesity in Ireland : a longitudinal perspective
Madden, David - 2016
gradient, measured with respect to maternal education and family income, becomes steeper. Exploiting the longitudinal nature of … those whose mothers have the lowest level of education. Decomposition of the concentration index with respect to income … reveals a greater role for income related obesity mobility rather than obesity related income mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515575
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Born to win? : the role of circumstances and luck in early childhood health inequalities
Madden, David - 2013
This paper measures the degree of inequality of opportunity in birthweight and birthlength for a sample of Irish infants. The sample is partitioned into eight types by mothers' education and mothers' smoking status. Stochastic dominance tests reveal the presence of inequality of opportunity but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009791107
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A formal investigation of inequalities in health behaviours after age 50 on the Island of Ireland
Hudson, Eibhlin; Madden, David; Mosca, Irene - 2014
context of a rapidly ageing population. In this study, we examine income-related inequality in relation to these three key …. Frequent alcohol consumption is more concentrated among those with higher incomes in both regions. Self-assessed health and age … same underlying factors which lie behind income related inequalities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010248839
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Still unequal at birth : birth weight, socioeconomic status and outcomes at Age 9
McGovern, Mark E. - 2011
Millennium Cohort Study reveals similar social gradients in both countries. Birth weight predicts a number of outcomes at age 9 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732550