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COVID-19 stressors and health behaviors: A multilevel longitudinal study across 86 countries.

Authors :
Keng SL
Stanton MV
Haskins LB
Almenara CA
Ickovics J
Jones A
Grigsby-Toussaint D
Agostini M
Bélanger JJ
Gützkow B
Kreienkamp J
Lemay EP Jr
vanDellen MR
Abakoumkin G
Abdul Khaiyom JH
Ahmedi V
Akkas H
Atta M
Bagci SC
Basel S
Berisha Kida E
Bernardo ABI
Buttrick NR
Chobthamkit P
Choi HS
Cristea M
Csaba S
Damnjanovic K
Danyliuk I
Dash A
Di Santo D
Douglas KM
Enea V
Faller DG
Fitzsimons G
Gheorghiu A
Gómez Á
Hamaidia A
Han Q
Helmy M
Hudiyana J
Jeronimus BF
Jiang DY
Jovanović V
Kamenov Ž
Kende A
Kieu TTT
Koc Y
Kovyazina K
Kozytska I
Krause J
Kruglanski AW
Kurapov A
Kutlaca M
Lantos NA
Lesmana CBJ
Louis WR
Lueders A
Maj M
Malik NI
Martinez A
McCabe KO
Mehulić J
Milla MN
Mohammed I
Molinario E
Moyano M
Muhammad H
Mula S
Muluk H
Myroniuk S
Najafi R
Nisa CF
Nyúl B
O'Keefe PA
Osuna JJO
Osin EN
Park J
Pica G
Pierro A
Rees J
Reitsema AM
Resta E
Rullo M
Ryan MK
Samekin A
Santtila P
Sasin EM
Schumpe BM
Selim HA
Stroebe W
Sultana S
Sutton RM
Tseliou E
Utsugi A
van Breen JA
Van Lissa CJ
Van Veen K
Vázquez A
Wollast R
Yeung VW
Zand S
Žeželj IL
Zheng B
Zick A
Zúñiga C
Leander NP
Source :
Preventive medicine reports [Prev Med Rep] 2022 Mar 17; Vol. 27, pp. 101764. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 17 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Anxiety associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and home confinement has been associated with adverse health behaviors, such as unhealthy eating, smoking, and drinking. However, most studies have been limited by regional sampling, which precludes the examination of behavioral consequences associated with the pandemic at a global level. Further, few studies operationalized pandemic-related stressors to enable the investigation of the impact of different types of stressors on health outcomes. This study examined the association between perceived risk of COVID-19 infection and economic burden of COVID-19 with health-promoting and health-damaging behaviors using data from the PsyCorona Study: an international, longitudinal online study of psychological and behavioral correlates of COVID-19. Analyses utilized data from 7,402 participants from 86 countries across three waves of assessment between May 16 and June 13, 2020. Participants completed self-report measures of COVID-19 infection risk, COVID-19-related economic burden, physical exercise, diet quality, cigarette smoking, sleep quality, and binge drinking. Multilevel structural equation modeling analyses showed that across three time points, perceived economic burden was associated with reduced diet quality and sleep quality, as well as increased smoking. Diet quality and sleep quality were lowest among respondents who perceived high COVID-19 infection risk combined with high economic burden. Neither binge drinking nor exercise were associated with perceived COVID-19 infection risk, economic burden, or their interaction. Findings point to the value of developing interventions to address COVID-related stressors, which have an impact on health behaviors that, in turn, may influence vulnerability to COVID-19 and other health outcomes.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.<br /> (© 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2211-3355
Volume :
27
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Preventive medicine reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35313454
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764