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In its very early phases, COVID-19 shifts the associations between alcohol consumption and psychological symptoms in young adults

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various aspects of daily life, leading to increased psychological symptoms and changes in alcohol use, yet little is known about their specific interactions, particularly early stages during the pandemic. We examined the relationship between psychological...

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Hauptverfasser: Janson, Karina (VerfasserIn) , Bokde, Arun L. W. (VerfasserIn) , Desrivières, Sylvane (VerfasserIn) , Garavan, Hugh (VerfasserIn) , Gowland, Penny (VerfasserIn) , Grigis, Antoine (VerfasserIn) , Heinz, Andreas (VerfasserIn) , Martinot, Jean-Luc (VerfasserIn) , Paillère Martinot, Marie-Laure (VerfasserIn) , Artiges, Eric (VerfasserIn) , Orfanos, Dimitri Papadopoulos (VerfasserIn) , Paus, Tomáš (VerfasserIn) , Poustka, Luise (VerfasserIn) , Smolka, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Holz, Nathalie E. (VerfasserIn) , Vaidya, Nilakshi (VerfasserIn) , Walter, Henrik (VerfasserIn) , Whelan, Robert (VerfasserIn) , Schumann, Gunter (VerfasserIn) , Flor, Herta (VerfasserIn) , Reis, Olaf (VerfasserIn) , Schwarz, Emanuel (VerfasserIn) , Banaschewski, Tobias (VerfasserIn) , Nees, Frauke (VerfasserIn) , Hohmann, Sarah (VerfasserIn) , Prignitz, Maren (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 23 June 2025
In: European psychiatry
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 68, Heft: 1, Pages: 1-10
ISSN:1778-3585
DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.2450
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.2450
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-psychiatry/article/in-its-very-early-phases-covid19-shifts-the-associations-between-alcohol-consumption-and-psychological-symptoms-in-young-adults/FFC805866438DC241BDED6D1EA37B3A5
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Verfasserangaben:Karina Janson, Arun L.W. Bokde, Sylvane Desrivières, Hugh Garavan, Penny Gowland, Antoine Grigis, Andreas Heinz, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot, Eric Artiges, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Tomáš Paus, Luise Poustka, Michael N. Smolka, Nathalie E. Holz, Nilakshi Vaidya, Henrik Walter, Robert Whelan, Gunter Schumann, Herta Flor, Olaf Reis, Emanuel Schwarz, Tobias Banaschewski, Frauke Nees, IMAGEN Consortium and CoviDrug Consortium
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Zusammenfassung:BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has impacted various aspects of daily life, leading to increased psychological symptoms and changes in alcohol use, yet little is known about their specific interactions, particularly early stages during the pandemic. We examined the relationship between psychological symptoms and alcohol-related behaviors associated with COVID-19, and determined whether associations shifted already early during the pandemic and whether changes in psychological symptoms from the pre- to during COVID-19 impacted changes in alcohol consumption.MethodsParticipants were young adults from a longitudinal cohort (N=435, age: 22-25) from two time points. We applied paired samples t-tests, correlation analyses, SHapley Additive exPlanations, and classification models to examine the multiple associations between psychological symptoms and alcohol use directly pre- and early during COVID-19.ResultsWe found significant associations between psychological symptoms and alcohol use pre- compared to during COVID-19. Anxiety was the strongest factor influencing alcohol use pre-pandemic, depression had the greatest impact during COVID-19. Changes in anxiety from pre- to during COVID-19 were the main factor associated with an increase in alcohol use, while changes in depression appeared to be most predictive for a decrease/persistence in alcohol use.ConclusionThese findings suggest a shift in the association between psychological symptoms and alcohol use following COVID-19, as well as a differential impact of psychological symptoms, depending on their changes related to the pandemic. Changes in anxiety may contribute to riskier alcohol use behaviors following the pandemic, while depression appears to be one of the most critical factors influencing alcohol use during such crisis situations.
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ISSN:1778-3585
DOI:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.2450

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