Data gather during observations found that having children in the household can mitigate the negative impact of inactivity on life satisfaction. While the overall impact of inactivity is still negative, men and women with children seemed to have experienced less severe reductions in life satisfaction as a result of being out of the labour force than those without children.

A potential explanation may be that adults with children who have left the labour market due to the pandemic have been able to spend more time with their children at home.