Population dynamics and demography of Covid-19. Introduction

Egidi, Viviana; Manfredi, Piero

doi:10.1186/s41118-021-00143-5

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“…The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, or COVID-19) pandemic has further underscored both the importance of high-quality civil registration data and the power of demographic methods in understanding population and demographic change (Egidi & Manfredi, 2021 ). Timely and accurate death registration data have progressively informed our understanding of the mortality effects and consequences of the pandemic as it evolves (Kiang et al, 2020 ).…”

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Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Silva

2022

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Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and legal identity systems have become increasingly recognized as catalytic both for inclusive development and for monitoring population dynamics spanning the entire life course. Population scientists have a long history of contributing to the strengthening of CRVS and legal identity systems and of using vital registration data to understand population and development dynamics. This paper provides an overview of the Genus thematic series on CRVS systems. The series spans 11 research articles that document new insights on the registration of births, marriages, separations/divorces, deaths and legal residency. This introductory article to the series reviews the importance of population perspectives and demographic methods in strengthening CRVS systems and improving our understanding of population dynamics across the lifecourse. The paper highlights the major contributions from this thematic series and discusses emerging challenges and future research directions on CRVS systems for the population science community.

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Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Silva

2022

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“…by their own or their close relatives' exposure to contagion and subsequent social isolation, hospitalization, or even death -and the economic consequences of the pandemic, such as job loss or temporary inactivity due to a lockdown. However, for the majority of the population who have not experienced severe health and economic consequences due to the pandemic, expectations are shaped by the spread of shared narratives of an uncertain future (Vignoli et al, 2020b), especially those channeled by the media and related to the diffusion of the virus, government restrictions and the scientific debate about when the pandemic will be over (Egidi and Manfredi, 2021).…”

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Narratives of the future and fertility decision-making in uncertain times. An application to the COVID-19 pandemic

Guetto¹,

Bazzani²,

Vignoli³

2022

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The sociological and demographic literatures have widely demonstrated that fertility decisions are shaped by individuals’ previous life experiences and socioeconomic status – i.e., the “shadow of the past.” However, rising uncertainty in contemporary societies necessitates an analytical framework that acknowledges the influence of the future in the fertility decision-making process. Based on the Narrative Framework, we argue that personal narratives of the future, and their constitutive elements of expectations and imaginaries – i.e., the “shadow of the future” – represent crucial drivers of fertility intentions under conditions of uncertainty. Our arguments are tested empirically by exploiting the exogenous uncertainty shock provided by the COVID-19 pandemic, and unique data we collected during the Italian lockdown. Results suggest that, because of COVID-induced uncertainty, subjective perceptions and personal narratives of the future – also shaped by media “shared narratives” – gained the upper hand over the shadow of the past in influencing fertility intentions. In addition, we provide evidence of a causal impact of shared narratives of the future on fertility intentions through an online experiment simulating a “real” exposure of the respondents to a new media narrative on the expected length of the emergency.

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“…They were also asked to report the outbreak and closure measures in their academic institution's area (see Supplementary Appendix 1 ). These variables have been shown in past research to be significantly related to students' mental health ( 39 ).…”

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The influence of arts engagement on the mental health of isolated college students during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

Chen

Xue

Tao

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Front. Public Health

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ObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the mental health of college students. This study aimed to investigate the buffering effect of arts engagement on anxiety and resilience in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Study designA cross-sectional study.MethodsThe data were collected via an online survey during a wave of SARS-CoV-2 infections in Shanghai (March 15 to April 15, 2022). In total, 2,453 college students throughout China reported general anxiety symptom levels (according to the GAD-7), resilience (according to the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), frequency of receptive arts engagement in the previous year, exposure to risk situations, and behavioral changes due to the pandemic.ResultsDuring the current stage of the pandemic, 43.7% of college students suffered from varying degrees of anxiety, and 2.6% showed severe anxiety. Gender and learning stage were not associated with anxiety. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that the decision to return to academic institution, the degree of exposure to COVID-19, and the frequency of accepting art participation and resilience could significantly predict the anxiety level of college students. Gender, study stage, behavioral changes arising from COVID-19, and exposure to COVID-19 significantly predict the resilience level of college students. There was an association between high frequency music activities, reading activities and low anxiety level (p < 0.001). There was an association between high frequency digital art, music activities, reading and high resilience (p < 0.01).ConclusionsArts engagement appears to help students cope with mental health problems and those at risk. Policymakers should encourage college students to participate in art activities, especially in the context of social distancing.

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Population dynamics and demography of Covid-19. Introduction

Cited by 10 publications

References 36 publications

Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Narratives of the future and fertility decision-making in uncertain times. An application to the COVID-19 pandemic

The influence of arts engagement on the mental health of isolated college students during the COVID-19 outbreak in China

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