Mental Health Severity Is Associated with Increases in Alcohol Consumption in Young Adult Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A survey of undergraduate students 18-25 years of age (n = 777) was conducted at a large U.S. University to assess changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with anxiety and depression symptom severity assessed via the GAD-7 and PHQ-9, respectively. Fifty-three per...

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Published in:Alcoholism treatment quarterly 2021-07, Vol.39 (3), p.328-341
Main Authors: Coakley, Kathryn E, Lardier, David T, Holladay, Kelley R, Amorim, Fabiano T, Mechler, Heather, Zuhl, Micah N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol use
Anxiety
College students
Consumption
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
depression
Drinking behavior
Mental depression
Mental health
Pandemics
Students
Undergraduate students
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Summary:A survey of undergraduate students 18-25 years of age (n = 777) was conducted at a large U.S. University to assess changes in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with anxiety and depression symptom severity assessed via the GAD-7 and PHQ-9, respectively. Fifty-three percent experienced anxiety, 57% experienced depression, and 46% experienced both in the past two weeks in fall 2020. Alcohol consumption increased 54% from February to October 2020 (p
ISSN:0734-7324
1544-4538
DOI:10.1080/07347324.2021.1917325