The Relationship between Alcohol Use–Smoking and Psychological Resilience in the COVID-19 Pandemic

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between alcohol use and smoking and psychological resilience in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. The sample of this study, in which the relational survey model, one of the quantitative methods, was used, consisted of 398 randomly selected people who participated voluntarily. Personal Information Form, Nicotine Dependence Test, Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test, and Psychological Resilience Scale were used in the research. The findings of the study showed that after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, smoking increased in 40.2% of the participants and alcohol use increased in 34.2%. It is seen that those who stated that smoking increased during the pandemic period had higher nicotine dependence scores (F = 7.758;p <.05). The findings of the study indicate that smoking of alcohol addicts increased significantly during the pandemic period, and alcohol use of those who were smoking addicts increased significantly in the same way. When the total psychological resilience scores were examined, it was determined that those whose smoking did not change and increased during the pandemic period had higher psychological resilience compared to those whose smoking decreased. There was no significant difference in the total psychological resilience scale of the participants according to the effect of alcohol use during the pandemic period. According to the results of the regression analysis, it was seen that psychological resilience predicted nicotine dependence at a rate of 4% and alcohol addiction at a rate of 9%. As a result of the research, it was determined that both the addiction and the psychological resilience of individuals whose nicotine and alcohol use increased during coronavirus disease 2019 period were affected by this.