Psychol Addict Behav. 2021 Nov 22; doi: 10.1037/adb0000796. Epub 2021 Nov 22.
Changes in alcohol use during COVID-19 and associations with contextual and individual difference variables: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors
Samuel F Acuff, Justin C Strickland, Jalie A Tucker, James G Murphy
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- Department of Psychology.
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
- Department of Health Education and Behavior.
PMID: 34807630
DOI: 10.1037/adb0000796
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present study meta-analyzed studies examining changes in alcohol consumption during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and systematically reviewed contextual and individual difference factors related to these changes.
METHOD: Following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocol, studies were gathered via PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE, and preprint databases (published April 29, 2021) that examined individual-level changes in consumption during the initial COVID-19 mitigation measures (before October 2020). Next, sample proportion increases and decreases in consumption, in addition to mean change in consumption variables from pre- to during-COVID, were meta-analyzed, and contextual and individual difference variables related to consumption changes during the pandemic were summarized.
RESULTS: One hundred and twenty-eight studies provided data from 58 countries (
CONCLUSIONS: The identified factors associated with increased alcohol consumption should be considered in planning behavioral health services during future crisis events that abruptly alter everyday environments in ways that increase stress and decrease access to naturally occurring rewards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).
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