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标题：The effect of anxiety sensitivity on alcohol use during the first COVID-19-related lockdown in Quebec
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作者：Félix Duplessis-Marcotte ; Raphaël Lapointe ; Alexandra Brouillard 等
期刊名称：European Journal of Psychotraumatology
印刷版ISSN：2000-8198
电子版ISSN：2000-8066
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：49-49
语种：English
出版社：Taylor & Francis Group
摘要：Studies have reported a surge in COVID-19-related mental distress around the globe. Although distress is in and of itself an issue worth investigating, it can also increase risky behaviours, such as alcohol use. We aimed to describe how alcohol use changed following the public health measures in response to COVID-19 and to identify the predictors of these alcohol use changes. Method: At the end of May 2020 (three months following the Quebec lockdown), 157 participants aged 18 to 55 years old filled out online questionnaires documenting alcohol use habits, socioemotional traits (e.g., Anxiety Sensitivity Index), and psychological distress measures (e.g., Depression Anxiety Stress Scale). Results: Only participants who reported drinking (75%) were kept for the analyses. In our final sample, 36.4% increased their alcohol consumption since the lockdown. Our logistic regression analysis, controlling for sex, age, and job status, revealed that anxiety sensitivity and psychological distress interacted to predict alcohol use. For people low in anxiety sensitivity, the odds of drinking more during the lockdown were greater as distress increased. However, people with high anxiety sensitivity had greater odds of increasing their alcohol use, no matter their level of distress. Conclusions: Our study builds on the emerging literature about the behavioural consequences of the pandemic. With more than a third of our sample increasing their alcohol use and considering that anxiety sensitivity is a known risk factor for developing substance use disorders, our results highlight the importance of further investigating the long-term effects of COVID on alcohol use.