Food and alcohol disturbance among young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: risk and protective factors
| Autor: | Sara Pompili, Daniele Di Tata, Dora Bianchi, Fiorenzo Laghi, Emiddia Longobardi, Marta Zammuto, Roberto Baiocco, Antonia Lonigro |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pompili, S., Di Tata, D., Bianchi, D., Lonigro, A., Zammuto, M., Baiocco, R., Longobardi, E., Laghi, F. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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050103 clinical psychology Alcohol Drinking Drunkorexia Vulnerability Dysfunctional family Social support Feeding and Eating Disorders 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Disordered eating Expressive Suppression Protective Factor Emotion regulation 05 social sciences Multilevel model COVID-19 Protective Factors Food and alcohol disturbance Living arrangement Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Communicable Disease Control Original Article Female Psychology Clinical psychology Human |
| Zdroj: | Eating and Weight Disorders |
| Popis: | Purpose The COVID-19 lockdown measures have had a significant impact on risk behaviors as alcohol use and disordered eating. However, little is known about a serious health-risk-behavior named “food and alcohol disturbance” (FAD), characterized by engaging in dysfunctional eating on days of planned alcohol consumption. The aim of the present study was to investigate potential factors that may have put young adults at risk or protected against FAD during the COVID-19 lockdown. Methods A sample of 447 young adults (280 females, 167 males; range 18–26) completed an online survey during the country’s nationwide lockdown composed of self-reported measures assessing FAD behaviors, alcohol consumption, compensatory behaviors, eating and weight concerns, social support, emotion regulation strategies, and living arrangement. Results Our findings showed that FAD was significantly and positively correlated to alcohol consumption, use of laxatives, self-induced vomiting, eating and weight concerns, and expressive suppression, and negatively correlated to social support and living with family. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that alcohol consumption, eating concern, and expression suppression positively predicted FAD, while social support and living with family were negative predictors. Conclusions Our results suggest that during the COVID-19 lockdown, preoccupation with eating and the use of expressive suppression may have increased vulnerability to FAD; conversely, perceived social support and living with family may have been a source of protection against this dysfunctional behavior. Level of evidence Level V, descriptive study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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