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ArticleAlcoholism treatment quarterly2021

Alcohol Use Cravings as a Mediator Between Associated Risk Factors on Increased Alcohol Use among Youth Adults in New York During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Ijeoma Opara, Sana Malik, David T Lardier, Joyonna Gamble-George, Ryan J Kelly, Chukwuemeka N Okafor, R Neil Greene, Deanna Parisi

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Article in Alcoholism treatment quarterly, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ijeoma OparaDepartment of Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, Yale University.
Sana MalikSchool of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University.
David T LardierDepartment of Individual, Family, and Community Education, University of New Mexico.
Joyonna Gamble-GeorgeRory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University.
Ryan J KellyDepartment of Individual, Family, and Community Education, University of New Mexico.
Chukwuemeka N OkaforCollege of Public Health, Baylor University.
R Neil GreeneDepartment of Individual, Family, and Community Education, University of New Mexico.
Deanna ParisiProgram of Public Health, Stony Brook University.
University of New Mexico · USStony Brook University · USBaylor University · USNew York University · USYale University · US

Funding

BEHAVIORAL SCI TRAINING IN DRUG ABUSE RESEARCHT32DA007233 · NIDA · PUBLIC HEALTH SOLUTIONS · PI GOLDSAMT, LLOYD A · 1985 to 2023
$20.2M
Research Education Institute for Dynamic Scholars (REIDS)R25MH087217 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Jasmine Abrams, Trace S Kershaw · 2010 to 2026
$3.9M
Understanding the Role of Neighborhoods on Urban Youth's Substance Use and Mental Health: A Community-Based Substance Abuse Prevention ProjectDP5OD029636 · OD · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI OPARA, IJEOMA · 2020 to 2024
$2.2M
Strengthening Child Health Research Capacity in Resource Constrained Settings: Researcher Resilience Training (RRT)R25MH118935 · NIMH · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SEAN JOE, Mary McKernan McKay · 2018 to 2026
$1.5M
NIDA NIH HHS T32 DA007233NIH HHS DP5 OD029636NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH087217NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH118935
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The sudden increase in alcohol use in the young adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic may be partially explained by social isolation and stress due to restricted stay-at-home orders. The goal of this study was to assess specific psychological factors (e.g., anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep disturbances, and alcohol cravings) and COVID-19 diagnoses and their association with increased alcohol use and misuse during the COVID-19 pandemic among New York residents 18-35 years of age. Survey data were collected via Qualtrics between July 2020-October 2020. Path analyses tests were employed to test alcohol use cravings as a mediator. Among the total sample (N=575), mean age was 27.94±4.12; a majority were White non-Hispanic (66%), female (55%) and had completed a 4-year college or university degree (n = 249; 43.5%). Results revealed that alcohol use cravings was a significant mediator between sleep disturbances, having a COVID-19 diagnoses, and having mental health symptoms on increased alcohol use. Our findings underscore the importance of providing alcohol use prevention and treatment resources in this unprecedented COVID-19 era. Policymakers, public health professionals, and clinicians have a significant role in curbing the COVID-19-induced substance use epidemic.

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alcohol useCOVID-19mental healthsleepyoung adults

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PMID34898835
PMCPMC8664084
OpenAlexW3192455918

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