UNASSIGNED: Respondents in Los Angeles, CA, USA (N=2,130) completed prospective cohort study surveys before (baseline; October 2018-November 2019; mean age: 19.7[SD=0.4) and during (follow-up; May-August 2020) the COVID-19 outbreak. Past 30-day drinking days and number of drinks per drinking day were assessed from baseline to follow-up. At follow-up, participants reported drinking to cope with social isolation and pandemic-related stressors.
UNASSIGNED: Pandemic-related stressor prevalence ranged from 5.5% (evicted/lost home) to 72.6% (worried about education) and 27.1% drank to cope with social isolation during the pandemic. Respondents who did (vs. did not) report pandemic-related coping drinking were more likely to increase past 30-day drinking days and drinks per drinking day from baseline to follow-up after adjustment for possible confounders. Employment loss/reduction, financial problems, and perceived likelihood of contracting COVID-19 or handling the pandemic poorly were each associated with increases in drinking days or drinks per drinking day.
UNASSIGNED: Experiencing certain life stressors and drinking to cope with social isolation may be associated with drinking escalation among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.
■洛杉矶的受访者,CA,美国(N=2,130)在COVID-19爆发之前(基线;2018年10月至2019年11月;平均年龄:19.7[SD=0.4)和期间(随访;2020年5月至8月)完成了前瞻性队列研究调查。从基线到随访评估过去30天的饮酒日和每个饮酒日的饮酒量。在后续行动中,参与者报告饮酒是为了应对社会孤立和与大流行相关的应激源.
与大流行相关的压力源患病率从5.5%(被驱逐/失去家园)到72.6%(担心教育)和27.1%的人喝酒以应对大流行期间的社会孤立。做了(与没有)报告与大流行相关的应对饮酒更有可能增加过去30天饮酒日和每个饮酒日的饮酒量,从基线到调整可能的混杂因素后的随访.就业损失/减少,财务问题,和认为感染COVID-19或对大流行处理不力的可能性均与饮酒天数或每个饮酒日的饮酒量增加相关.
经历某些生活压力和饮酒以应对社会孤立可能与COVID-19大流行期间年轻人的饮酒升级有关。