Center Faculty and Staff Publish Article in Addictive Behaviors

Faculty and staff members affiliated with the Center for Public Policy and Health recently published an article in Addictive Behaviors. The article focused on the impact of COVID-19 related University closings on alcohol use among students. The authors found:

  • Alcohol use increased significantly following COVID-19 related campus closure.
  • Higher social support was associated with less alcohol use overall.
  • Elevated psychological distress was associated with steeper increases in alcohol.
  • Social support did not moderate the effect of distress on increasing alcohol use.
 

The full article can be accessed HERE.

 

POSTED: Monday, July 27, 2020 09:46 AM
Updated: Monday, July 27, 2020 09:49 AM