线下在校学习与青少年自杀
In-Person Schooling and Youth Suicide
Journal of Human Resources · 2023 · [{"name": "Benjamin Hansen", "affiliation": ["University of Oregon"]}, {"name": "Joseph J. Sabia", "affiliation": ["San Diego State University"]}, {"name": "Jessamyn Schaller", "affiliation": ["Claremont McKenna College"]}]
中文摘要
本研究探讨线下在校学习对美国青少年自杀的影响。我们发现，从历史上看，青少年自杀率在暑期下降，而在8月开学的县，自杀率回升更早。我们记录了这一模式在COVID-19大流行暴发之初发生的偏离：2020年3月学校关闭后，青少年自杀率下降了25%，并在整个夏季保持较低水平。利用各县复课时间的差异，我们发现恢复线下教学使青少年自杀增加了12%至18%。对Google搜索数据的分析表明，欺凌可能是其中的一项机制。
Abstract
<h3>Abstract</h3> This study explores the effect of in-person schooling on youth suicide in the United States. We show that youth suicide rates historically declined during summers and rose again earlier in counties with an August school starting date. We document a departure from this pattern at the onset of the COVID19 pandemic: youth suicides fell 25 percent in March 2020, when schools closed, and remained low throughout summer. Leveraging county variation in the timing of reopening, we find that returning to in-person instruction increased youth suicides by 12-18 percent. Analysis of Google search data suggests that bullying is a likely mechanism.