Mood and Changes in Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults during Covid-19 Lockdown

A Model Explaining Associations with Perceived Immune Fitness and Experiencing Covid-19 Symptoms

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15467748
AutoresAgnese Merlo (0000-0002-5119-332X, Utrecht University), Noortje R Severeijns (0009-0000-7591-7321, Utrecht University), Susan Benson (0000-0001-8626-0521, Swinburne University of Technology), Andrew Scholey (0000-0003-4484-5462, Swinburne University of Technology), Joop Garssen (0000-0002-8678-9182, Utrecht University), Gösta Bruce (0000-0003-2593-1488, University of the West of Scotland), Joris C Verster (0000-0002-6455-2096, Utrecht University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número19
Páginas10028-10028
Fecha de publicación2021-09-24
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph181910028
PMID34639330
OpenAlexW3200709376
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas37

The aim of this study was to explore the effects of the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown on mood states, stress, alcohol consumption and perceived immune fitness in a Dutch sample. Analysis included a subsample from the "Corona Lockdown: how fit are you?" (CLOFIT) study, comprising N = 761 participants who reported consuming alcohol in 2020. Results show that, compared to pre-lockdown, the first COVID-19 lockdown (March 2020) was associated with experiencing poorer mood (e.g., anxiety, depression, loneliness, fatigue) and increased stress levels. Among younger participants (18 to 35 years old), a significant decrease in weekly alcohol consumption was found during COVID-19 lockdown, which was not significant in older individuals. For the younger age cohort (18 to 35 years old), increased stress significantly correlated to increased weekly alcohol consumption (r = 0.163, p = 0.003), which in turn, correlated significantly to reporting a poorer perceived immune fitness (r = -0.165, p = 0.002). Poorer perceived immune fitness correlated significantly with increases in the presence and severity of COVID-19 symptoms (r = -0.313, p p < 0.001, respectively). The data provides evidence for significant relationships between changes in mood, stress and alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdown, and supports a model that links these changes to perceived immune fitness and susceptibility to experiencing COVID-19 symptoms

Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Loneliness · Mood · Psychiatry · Young adult · Clinical Psychology · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Demography · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine