Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
The COVID-19 lockdown measures have had a significant impact on risk behaviors as alcohol use and disordered eating. However, little is known about a serious health-risk-behavior named “food and alcohol disturbance” (FAD), characterized by engaging in dysfunctional eating on days of planned alcohol consumption. The aim of the present study was to investigate potential factors that may have put young adults at risk or protected against FAD during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Methods
A sample of 447 young adults (280 females, 167 males; range 18–26) completed an online survey during the country’s nationwide lockdown composed of self-reported measures assessing FAD behaviors, alcohol consumption, compensatory behaviors, eating and weight concerns, social support, emotion regulation strategies, and living arrangement.
Results
Our findings showed that FAD was significantly and positively correlated to alcohol consumption, use of laxatives, self-induced vomiting, eating and weight concerns, and expressive suppression, and negatively correlated to social support and living with family. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that alcohol consumption, eating concern, and expression suppression positively predicted FAD, while social support and living with family were negative predictors.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that during the COVID-19 lockdown, preoccupation with eating and the use of expressive suppression may have increased vulnerability to FAD; conversely, perceived social support and living with family may have been a source of protection against this dysfunctional behavior.
Level of evidence
Level V, descriptive study.
Funder
Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health,Clinical Psychology
Reference66 articles.
1. World Health Organization (2020). WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks at the Media Briefing on COVID-19- 11 march 2020. Retrieved from https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19—11-march-2020
2. Government of Italy (2020). Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (DPCM) 9 March 2020. Retrieved from https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2020/03/09/20A01558/sg
3. Brooks SK, Webster RK, Smith LE, Woodland L, Wessely S, Greenberg N, Rubin GJ (2020) The psychological impact of quarantine and how to reduce it: rapid review of the evidence. Lancet 395(10227):912–920. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30460-8
4. Phillipou A, Meyer D, Neill E, Tan EJ, Toh WL, Van Rheenen TE, Rossell SL (2020) Eating and exercise behaviors in eating disorders and the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: initial results from the COLLATE project. Int J Eat Disord. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23317
5. Gualano MR, Lo Moro G, Voglino G, Bert F, Siliquini R (2020) Effects of Covid-19 lockdown on mental health and sleep disturbances in Italy. Int J Environ Res Public Health 17(13):4779. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134779
Cited by
10 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献