Change in alcohol consumption and binge drinking in university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic

Autor: Annina Zysset, Thomas Volken, Simone Amendola, Agnes von Wyl, Julia Dratva
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
Předmět:
Male
Binge drinking
Anxiety
epidemic
Corona
Covid-19
Corona-Virus
risky health behavior
binge drinking
emerging adulthood
lockdown
ZIS 35
Cohort Studies
ddc:150
health behavior
Psychology
Prospective Studies
Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie
Health Policy
risk behavior
containment policy
Risky health behavior
anxiety
Eindämmungspolitik
Risikoverhalten
305: Personengruppen (Alter
Herkunft
Geschlecht
Einkommen)
Gesundheitsverhalten
ddc:300
young adult
Female
Gesundheitspolitik
Student
Sozialpsychologie
Alcohol
mental health
contagious disease
Adult
student
Social Psychology
Alcohol Drinking
Universities
alcohol consumption
Angst
616.8: Neurologie und Krankheiten des Nervensystems
Epidemie
Young Adult
Emerging adulthood
Alkoholkonsum
psychische Gesundheit
Lockdown
Humans
Students
Social sciences
sociology
anthropology
Pandemics
junger Erwachsener
Pandemie
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
COVID-19
Studierendengesundheit
Psychologie
Communicable Disease Control
Infektionskrankheit
Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health
Popis: ObjectivesYoung adults have been overly affected by the containment measures against COVID-19 and, consequently, worsening in mental health and change in health behavior have been reported. Because the life phase of emerging adulthood is crucial for developing health behaviors, this study aims to examine increase in alcohol consumption, single and multiple binge drinking, and associated factors in students during lockdown and post-lockdown periods.MethodsA prospective open cohort study design with nine survey time points between April 2020 and June 2021 was conducted. The present study uses pooled data from the first survey T0 (3 April to 14 April) and follow-ups at T1 (30 April to 11 May 2020) and T2 (28 May to 8 June 2020). Students from all faculties of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) (N = 12'431) were invited. Of the 1,300 students who participated at baseline and in at least one follow-up, 1,278 (98.3%) completed the questionnaires, final net sample size was 947. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) models were used to investigate the factors associated with increases in alcohol consumption based on number of occasions/last 30 days; drinks/week, and binge drinking at T0, and respective changes at T1 and T2 (increases, decreases, no change).ResultsOverall, 20% of Swiss university students reported an increased alcohol consumption and 26% engaged in binge drinking. Number of drinks at baseline was associated with a higher probability of increased alcohol consumption, as well as engaging in single and multiple binge drinking events. Higher anxiety scores were associated with a higher probability to increase the alcohol consumption and engaging at least once in binge drinking. Additional factors associated with any binge drinking were male gender, younger age and not living with parents. Higher perceived social support was only associated with engaging in heavy binge drinking.ConclusionsA substantial number of students developed a more risky health behavior regarding alcohol consumption. It is important to identify at risk students and design target prevention including factors such as age, gender and social norms. Further, health behavior and determinants of health behaviors of students should be carefully monitored during the further course of the pandemic.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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