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Alcohol Use Cravings as a Mediator Between Associated Risk Factors on Increased Alcohol Use among Youth Adults in New York During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly . 2021, Vol. 39 Issue 4, p415-429. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The sudden increase in alcohol use in the young-adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic may be partially explained by social isolation and stress due to restricted stay-at-home orders. The goal of this study was to assess specific psychological factors (e.g., anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, and alcohol cravings) and COVID-19 diagnoses and their association with increased alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic among New York residents ages 18–35 years. Survey data were collected via Qualtrics between July 2020 and October 2020. Path analysis tests were employed to test alcohol-use cravings as a mediator. Among the total sample (N = 575), the mean age was 27.94 ± 4.12; a majority of the participants were White non-Hispanic (66%), female (55%), and had completed a four-year college or university degree (n = 249; 43.5%). Results revealed that alcohol-use cravings was a significant mediator between sleep disturbances, having a COVID-19 diagnoses, and having mental-health symptoms on increased alcohol use. Our findings underscore the importance of providing resources for alcohol-use prevention and treatment in this unprecedented COVID-19 era. Policymakers, public-health professionals, and clinicians have a significant role in curbing the COVID-19-induced substance-use epidemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07347324
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 152788577
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2021.1950091