Remote Instruction and Student Mental Health: Swedish Evidence from the Pandemic
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Bjorkegren, Evelina; Svaleryd, Helena; Vlachos, Jonas
署名单位：
Stockholm University; Uppsala University
刊物名称：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
ISSN/ISSBN：
1945-7731
DOI：
10.1257/pol.20220699
发表日期：
2024
页码：
491-517
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摘要：
When COVID- 19 reached Sweden, upper- secondary students ( ages 17-19) transitioned to remote instruction, while lower- secondary schools ( ages 14-16) remained open. We use this setting as a natural experiment to analyze how modes of instruction affect student mental health. We find a 4.4 percent decrease in mental health care use from remote instruction, primarily due to fewer diagnoses and prescriptions for depression and anxiety. The reduction persists throughout the study period; 21 months after the initial closure and 9 months after schools resumed usual operations. This suggests potential mental health benefits from remote instruction, at least in the medium term.
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