Mental health and the pandemic: were fathers largely unaffected?

by Anna Tarrant, Mary Reader and the Covid Realities Special Interest Group

LSE British Politics and Policy

Anna Tarrant and Mary Reader consider qualitative and quantitative findings from recent studies to explore how both mothers and fathers, particularly in low-income families, reported on their mental health during the first lockdown. Members of the Covid Realities Special Interest Group of researchers also contribute findings from their studies.

Mental health and the pandemic: why it is inaccurate to say fathers were largely unaffected