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AIMS PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 360-377Publisher
AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS
DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2023027
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COVID-19; pandemic; parents; intimate partner violence; alcohol use; stress
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Preliminary work suggests that adult alcohol use, particularly among parents, increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study examined the quantity and frequency of alcohol use in adults during the early stages of the pandemic. It also explored the influences of gender, parenthood, COVID-19-related stressors, and intimate partner violence (IPV) on alcohol consumption.
Some preliminary work during the COVID-19 pandemic indicates that adult alcohol use increased, particularly for parents. This cross-sectional study examined the quantity and frequency of adults' alcohol use during the early stages of the pandemic. Additionally, the influences of gender, parenthood, COVID-19-related stressors and intimate partner violence (IPV) on alcohol consumption were examined. The sample consisted of 298 adults (98 parents) from across the United States who completed self-report surveys through Qualtrics at the beginning of the pandemic in May 2020. In the present study, all men reported higher levels of drinking compared to all women. Although stress levels did not impact alcohol consumption, findings indicate that increased IPV experiences were associated with higher levels of heavy drinking during the pandemic. Results also suggested that having children in the home particularly impacted drinking levels during the pandemic, above and beyond the influence of gender, IPV, and stress levels. These findings suggest that parenthood may have had a cascading influence on drinking experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications and recommendations for further research are discussed.
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