Corran Charlotte, Norman Paul, O'Connor Roisin M
Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
School of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Apr;73(4):1798-1806. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2024.2440761. Epub 2025 Jan 6.
Studies have shown that those high in anxiety were at increased risk for alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tension reduction theory points to anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a potential risk factor. Drinking to cope may further increase this risk. During the pandemic, those high in AS may have experienced increased stress and drank to cope, which may have put them at risk for misusing alcohol. The current study tested the association between AS and alcohol outcomes, mediated by perceived stress and drinking motives, among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Young adults ( = 143) self-reported on AS, perceived stress, drinking motives, and alcohol outcomes (i.e., use and problems). A mediation analysis revealed that AS positively predicted alcohol problems, coping motives, and positively predicted alcohol use, perceived stress and enhancement/sociability motives. These results confirm AS-risk for young adult alcohol use during the pandemic and highlight perceived stress and drinking motives as mechanisms of risk.
研究表明，在新冠疫情期间，焦虑程度高的人饮酒风险增加。紧张缓解理论指出，焦虑敏感性（AS）是一个潜在风险因素。为了应对而饮酒可能会进一步增加这种风险。在疫情期间，AS程度高的人可能经历了更多压力，并通过饮酒来应对，这可能使他们有酒精滥用的风险。本研究测试了在新冠疫情期间，青年成年人中AS与酒精相关结果之间的关联，这种关联由感知压力和饮酒动机介导。青年成年人（n = 143）自我报告了AS、感知压力、饮酒动机和酒精相关结果（即饮酒行为和问题）。中介分析显示，AS正向预测酒精问题和应对动机，正向预测酒精使用、感知压力以及增强/社交动机。这些结果证实了疫情期间青年成年人饮酒存在AS风险，并强调感知压力和饮酒动机是风险机制。
