Associations between Mental Health, Alcohol Consumption and Drinking Motives during COVID-19 Second Lockdown in Ireland
Associations between Mental Health, Alcohol Consumption and Drinking Motives during COVID-19 Second Lockdown in Ireland
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DOI：
10.1093/alcalc/agab067
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发表时间：
2021-09-23
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Dinan, Timothy G.
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作者：
Carbia, Carina;Garcia-Cabrerizo, Ruben;Dinan, Timothy G.
自二零二零年三月以来，新型冠状病毒大流行（COVID-19）已影响全球人民的生活。旨在拉平曲线的社会限制可能与心理健康问题的增加有关，并引起了人们对酒精消费影响的担忧。本研究的目的是描述爱尔兰封锁期间酒精使用的变化及其与饮酒动机和精神病理学症状的关系。方法：我们收集了第二次封锁期间（2020年10月/12月）713名成年人（18-60岁）的数据。通过在线调查，参与者自我报告了他们在COVID之前和封锁期间的饮酒情况。饮酒动机和精神病理症状也recorded.Results：我们的研究结果显示，66%的人减少了他们的饮酒量，而15%的人增加了他们的饮酒量。年龄较大和应对动机是锁定期间增加酒精使用的最强预测因素。抑郁症和敌意是特定的精神病理学维度与饮酒科普.Conclusions：老年人喝酒，以应付主要与抑郁症pneumatology-are一个重要的高危人群，符合预测酒精自我药疗框架。未来的研究需要将战略纳入公共心理健康生态系统。
Aims The novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has impacted the lives of people worldwide since March 2020. Social restrictions aimed at flattening the curve may be associated with an increase in mental health problems and have raised concerns regarding their effect on alcohol consumption. The objective of this study was to characterize changes in alcohol use during lockdown in Ireland and associations with drinking motives and psychopathological symptoms.Methods: We collected data from 713 adults (aged 18-60) during the second lockdown period (October/December 2020). By means of an online survey, participants self-reported their alcohol use before COVID and during lockdown. Motives to drink and psychopathological symptoms were also recorded.Results: Our findings showed that 66% decreased their alcohol consumption, while 15% increased their alcohol consumption. An older age and coping motives were the strongest predictors of increased alcohol use during lockdown. Depression and hostility were the specific psychopathological dimensions associated with drinking to cope.Conclusions: Older adults who drink to cope-mainly with depression symptomatology-are an important at-risk population, in line with predictions from alcohol self-medication frameworks. Future research is needed to incorporate strategies into the public mental health ecosystem.