论文标题
使用Google趋势评估冠状病毒锁定对不快乐，孤独和无聊的影响
Assessing the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on unhappiness, loneliness, and boredom using Google Trends
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论文摘要
共同的19日大流行使许多政府实施了封锁。虽然锁定可能有助于控制病毒的传播，但可能会对人口福祉的重大损害。这项研究依赖于Google趋势数据，并测试欧美实施的锁定是否导致与福祉相关的主题搜索术语的变化。使用不同的方法来评估锁定的因果影响，我们发现欧洲和美国无聊的搜索强度大幅提高。我们还发现，搜寻孤独，忧虑和悲伤的搜索大幅增加，而相反的搜寻压力，自杀和离婚。我们的结果表明，人们的心理健康可能受到封锁的严重影响。
The COVID-19 pandemic has led many governments to implement lockdowns. While lockdowns may help to contain the spread of the virus, it is possible that substantial damage to population well-being will result. This study relies on Google Trends data and tests whether the lockdowns implemented in Europe and America led to changes in well-being related topic search terms. Using different methods to evaluate the causal effects of lockdown, we find a substantial increase in the search intensity for boredom in Europe and the US. We also found a significant increase in searches for loneliness, worry and sadness, while searches for stress, suicide and divorce on the contrary fell. Our results suggest that people's mental health may have been severely affected by the lockdown.
