SynthesisPsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2022
Changes in alcohol use during COVID-19 and associations with contextual and individual difference variables: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Alcohol Consumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Critical Review.Human psychopharmacology · 2025Pooled it
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- Association of pandemic-era US county-level policies with adult health and health behaviors.SSM - population health · 2026Article
- COVID-19-related role disruption and alcohol use disorder risk among adults in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Background for High Risk Drinking Habits Among Adult Women: A Qualitative Study of Trigger, Maintenance, and Promotion Factors.Yonago acta medica · 2026Article
- Investigating Substance Use as a Coping Strategy Among Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatients: A Comparative Analysis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Has alcohol consumption in England returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels? A monthly population study, 2014 to 2024.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 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
- Comparing behavioral economic and internalizing symptom predictors of drinking trajectories over 3 years during emerging adulthood.Journal of psychopathology and clinical science · 2026Article
- Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Utilisation During the Coronavirus Pandemic in Hamburg, Germany.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- Noradrenaline Modulates Central Amygdala GABA Transmission and Alcohol Drinking in Female Rats.Biological psychiatry · 2026Article
- Life-long coping patterns and bio-psycho-social predictors of individual responses to the COVID-19 pandemic-protocol of the Rostock Longitudinal Study (ninth wave).Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Effects of COVID-19 economic impacts on alcohol use disorder symptoms are mediated by maximum and volume of alcohol intake: Data from the National Alcohol Survey's COVID Cohort.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Factors influencing complete abstinence during Thailand's temporary alcohol abstinence campaign.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Substance Use and Physical Activity Among German University Students 20 Months into the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2025Article
- Trait Emotion Regulation as a Predictor of Mental Health and Substance Use During a Period of Chronic Stress: A Longitudinal Analysis of US Veterans.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2025Observational
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study meta-analyzed studies examining changes in alcohol consumption during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and systematically reviewed contextual and individual difference factors related to these changes.
methodFollowing the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) protocol, studies were gathered via PsycINFO, PubMed/MEDLINE, and preprint databases (published April 29, 2021) that examined individual-level changes in consumption during the initial COVID-19 mitigation measures (before October 2020). Next, sample proportion increases and decreases in consumption, in addition to mean change in consumption variables from pre- to during-COVID, were meta-analyzed, and contextual and individual difference variables related to consumption changes during the pandemic were summarized.
resultsOne hundred and twenty-eight studies provided data from 58 countries (
conclusionsThe identified factors associated with increased alcohol consumption should be considered in planning behavioral health services during future crisis events that abruptly alter everyday environments in ways that increase stress and decrease access to naturally occurring rewards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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