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Unemployment and child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Risk factors for child maltreatment have been exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially due to economic downfalls leading to parental job losses and poor mental health.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the association between child maltreatment and unemployment rate in the Republic of Korea.

Participants and setting

Nationally representative data at the province level were used.

Methods

The monthly excess number of hotline calls related to child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic was estimated for each province. Fixed effects regressions was used to examine the relationship between the excess number of hotline calls and unemployment rate.

Results

The average excess number of hotline calls was significantly negative in the early stage of the pandemic, but became significantly positive afterwards except for some months with averages not statistically different from zero. The regression results showed that an increase of male unemployment rate by 1% was significantly associated with an increase in the excess number of hotline calls by 0.15-0.17 per 10,000 children for most dependent variables for the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The statistical significance of female unemployment rate was mixed with the opposite sign of the coefficient to that of male unemployment. Overall unemployment rate was not significant.

Conclusions

This study suggests that disruptions in child welfare services should be avoided to prevent underreporting of or delayed responses to suspected cases. Also, policies need to be designed considering potential pathways from economic downfalls, especially male unemployment, to child maltreatment.

SUBMITTER: Kim YE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8752450 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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