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A Biopsychosocial Approach to Examining Alcohol Consumption among Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Orit Shapiro

    (Department of Health System Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Riki Tesler

    (Department of Health System Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Health Promotion & Wellbeing Research Center, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Sharon Barak

    (Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Department of Pediatric Rehabilitation, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s Hospital, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 5262000, Israel)

  • Lilach Ben-Meir

    (School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel)

  • Ariela Giladi

    (School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel)

  • Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot

    (Department of Health System Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Health Promotion & Wellbeing Research Center, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Myers JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem 9103702, Israel)

  • Gizell Green

    (Health Promotion & Wellbeing Research Center, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel)

  • Moti Zwilling

    (Health Promotion & Wellbeing Research Center, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Department of Economics and Business Administration, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel)

  • Avi Zigdon

    (Department of Health System Management, Faculty of Health Science, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
    Health Promotion & Wellbeing Research Center, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel)

  • Yossi Harel-Fisch

    (School of Education, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel)

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between biopsychosocial characteristics (age, sex, self-rated health, mental health, parental socio-economic status, family support, teacher support, peer support) and alcohol consumption (weekly alcohol consumption in the past three months, drunkenness in the past three months, and binge drinking in the past month) in adolescents during a crisis event. The study consisted of 1019 Israeli students aged 11–18. Questionnaires were distributed to the students between May and July 2021 during school. Teacher support among those who presented weekly alcohol consumption and drunkenness in the past three months was lower than in those who did not present such behavior. The effects of parental support differed only for drunkenness behavior, with those who engaged in drunken behavior presenting significantly less parental support. Our findings suggest that teacher support and mental health are the two major factors in preventing risky alcohol consumption behavior during a crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, among adolescents.

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  • Orit Shapiro & Riki Tesler & Sharon Barak & Lilach Ben-Meir & Ariela Giladi & Rachel Nissanholtz-Gannot & Gizell Green & Moti Zwilling & Avi Zigdon & Yossi Harel-Fisch, 2022. "A Biopsychosocial Approach to Examining Alcohol Consumption among Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:22:p:15035-:d:972180
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