ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2021
Changes in Young Adults' Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Norms, and Motives From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- [Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis use in young adults and general population: a systematic review].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Intoxicating Substance Use Before or During Sex Among Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Changes in alcohol use during COVID-19 and associations with contextual and individual difference variables: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2022Pooled it
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- Personality variability during development predicts alcohol use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Moderated Mediation Model of HIV-Related Anticipated Stigma and Social Capital on the Relationship Between Diagnosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Potentially Problematic Substance Use Among Young South Africans.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- A mixed-methods evaluation of a psychosocial intervention to reduce mental health stigma among university students.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Social context of drinking moderates associations between descriptive norms and alcohol consumption among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
- Pandemic-Related Stressors Linked to Cannabis and Nicotine Use in a Longitudinal Study of Asian, Latinx, and White Young Adults.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2026Article
- Daily web survey data collection of time-varying cannabis use motives and contexts, with implications for adaptive interventions: A pilot study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Pandemic Associated Changes in Personal Substance Use and Perceptions of Changes to Peer Substance Use among College Students: A Retrospective Assessment.Journal of drug education · 2025Article
- Changes in prenatal cannabis use and perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Article
- Young Adult Cannabis, Alcohol, Nicotine, and Nonprescribed Pain Reliever Use in Washington State Before and During COVID-19 Pandemic.AJPM focus · 2025Article
- Social Influence and Problematic Drinking: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2025Article
- Sleep, psychological symptoms, and cannabis use before, during, and after COVID-19 "stay-at-home" orders: a structural equation modeling approach.Journal of cannabis research · 2025Article
- Using prospective mixed methods to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cannabis demand.Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior · 2025Article
- Alcohol and Cannabis Perceived Descriptive and Injunctive Norms, Personal Use, and Consequences Among 2-Year College Students.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- "My Health Is More Important than Drinking": A Qualitative Analysis of Alcohol Use During COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeAlongside the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with several secondary health effects. There is concern for increased substance use motivated by coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and boredom-all of which may be elevated during the pandemic. The current study examined intraindividual changes (from pre-COVID to during COVID) in young adults' alcohol and marijuana use, perceptions of peers' use (i.e., norms), and motives for use.
methodsA community sample of young adults (N = 572; M
resultsYoung adults, on average, increased alcohol use frequency but decreased the amount consumed per drinking occasion. No changes in marijuana use were identified. Young adults (on average) perceived that peers had increased the frequency and total amount of alcohol use and perceived that peers were engaging in heavier marijuana use than prior to COVID-19. For alcohol use motives, there was a significant increase in depression coping motives and significant decreases in social, enhancement, and conformity motives. Boredom motives for marijuana use significantly increased, while celebration motives decreased.
conclusionsUsing a prospective design with a sample initially recruited in Washington State, these data indicate that (a) young adults' patterns of alcohol use may have changed, (b) young adults tend to think that peers are engaging in heavier alcohol/marijuana use than before the pandemic, and (c) motives for using alcohol/marijuana may have changed during the pandemic.
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