Thinking and drinking: associations between momentary thoughts and alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdown

IF 1.5 4区社会学 Q3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy Pub Date : 2022-09-05 DOI:10.1080/09687637.2022.2114880

A. Tovmasyan, R. Monk, J. Eastwood, I. Sawicka, D. Heim

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Abstract

Abstract COVID-19-related lockdown provided an opportunity to scrutinise alcohol consumption patterns in a historically unique context. This exploratory study examined how people’s thoughts during the day may be related to their drinking during confinement to their homes. Using ecological momentary assessment, 77 UK participants (61% female, Mage = 27.26) used their smartphones to respond to thrice-daily prompts, recording thoughts (in response to open-ended probes) and alcohol consumption over one-week during a period of strict lockdown in the United Kingdom. Thoughts were classified into nine categories (Work, Food, Leisure, Health, Self, Other, Past, Future, Miscellaneous) and exploratory analysis suggested that thinking about ways to spend leisure time was associated with decreased alcohol consumption, while thinking about alcohol was associated with decreased subsequent consumption. None of the other thought categories were related to alcohol consumption. Overall, findings indicate that thinking about ways to spend free time may be a protective factor against alcohol consumption.

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思考和饮酒:在COVID-19封锁期间，短暂的想法和饮酒之间的联系

与covid -19相关的封锁为在历史上独特的背景下审视酒精消费模式提供了机会。这项探索性研究考察了人们白天的想法可能与他们在家坐月子期间的饮酒有关。通过生态瞬间评估，77名英国参与者(61%为女性，Mage = 27.26)使用他们的智能手机对每天三次的提示做出回应，记录他们的想法(作为对开放式调查的回应)和在英国严格封锁期间一周内的饮酒情况。想法被分为九类(工作、食物、休闲、健康、自我、他者、过去、未来、杂项)，探索性分析表明，思考如何度过闲暇时间与减少饮酒有关，而思考酒精与减少随后的饮酒有关。其他的思维类别都与饮酒无关。总的来说，研究结果表明，思考如何度过空闲时间可能是防止饮酒的一个保护因素。

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Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

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4.30

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10.50%

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期刊介绍： Drugs: education, prevention & policy is a refereed journal which aims to provide a forum for communication and debate between policy makers, practitioners and researchers concerned with social and health policy responses to legal and illicit drug use and drug-related harm. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research papers, commentaries and reviews on policy, prevention and harm reduction issues regarding the use and misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. It is journal policy to encourage submissions which reflect different cultural, historical and theoretical approaches to the development of policy and practice.