Testing both affordability-availability and psychological-coping mechanisms underlying changes in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two theoretical perspectives have been proffered to explain changes in alcohol use during the pandemic: the 'affordability-availability' mechanism (i.e., drinking decreases due to changes in physical availability and/or reduced disposable income) and the 'psychological-coping' me...

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Main Authors: Orla McBride, Eimhear Bunting, Oisín Harkin, Sarah Butter, Mark Shevlin, Jamie Murphy, Liam Mason, Todd K Hartman, Ryan McKay, Philip Hyland, Liat Levita, Kate M Bennett, Thomas V A Stocks, Jilly Gibson-Miller, Anton P Martinez, Frédérique Vallières, Richard P Bentall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265145