Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife
Abstract Background Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in...
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| author | Marie Grønkjær Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann Erik Lykke Mortensen Trine Flensborg-Madsen |
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| description | Abstract Background Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. Methods The study sample included 4148 middle-aged individuals (80% men) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank who reported their alcohol consumption (average weekly consumption and frequency of binge drinking) at baseline in 2004 or 2006 and reported their psychological well-being (satisfaction with life and vitality) at follow-up in 2009–2011. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social relations, and morbidity. Results For satisfaction with life at follow-up, lower scores were observed in men and women who were alcohol abstinent at baseline as well as in men with heavy alcohol consumption compared with moderate alcohol consumption at baseline. Moreover, men with weekly binge drinking at baseline had lower satisfaction with life scores at follow-up than men with moderate frequency of binge drinking (1–3 times/month). In relation to vitality at follow-up, alcohol abstinence at baseline in men and women and heavy alcohol consumption at baseline in men were associated with lower scores compared with moderate alcohol consumption (yet in men these findings were not robust to adjustment for covariates). Conclusions Alcohol abstinence seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being (vitality and life satisfaction) in men and women, while heavy alcohol consumption seems to be prospectively associated with adverse satisfaction with life in men. Finally, a prospective association between weekly binge drinking and lower life satisfaction was observed in men. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-defe79ceb6d7417cb8b3636d20c3b7602022-12-22T04:10:58ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582022-01-0122111210.1186/s12889-021-12463-4Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlifeMarie Grønkjær0Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann1Erik Lykke Mortensen2Trine Flensborg-Madsen3Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg HospitalUnit of Medical Psychology, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of CopenhagenUnit of Medical Psychology, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of CopenhagenUnit of Medical Psychology, Section of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of CopenhagenAbstract Background Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. Methods The study sample included 4148 middle-aged individuals (80% men) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank who reported their alcohol consumption (average weekly consumption and frequency of binge drinking) at baseline in 2004 or 2006 and reported their psychological well-being (satisfaction with life and vitality) at follow-up in 2009–2011. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social relations, and morbidity. Results For satisfaction with life at follow-up, lower scores were observed in men and women who were alcohol abstinent at baseline as well as in men with heavy alcohol consumption compared with moderate alcohol consumption at baseline. Moreover, men with weekly binge drinking at baseline had lower satisfaction with life scores at follow-up than men with moderate frequency of binge drinking (1–3 times/month). In relation to vitality at follow-up, alcohol abstinence at baseline in men and women and heavy alcohol consumption at baseline in men were associated with lower scores compared with moderate alcohol consumption (yet in men these findings were not robust to adjustment for covariates). Conclusions Alcohol abstinence seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being (vitality and life satisfaction) in men and women, while heavy alcohol consumption seems to be prospectively associated with adverse satisfaction with life in men. Finally, a prospective association between weekly binge drinking and lower life satisfaction was observed in men.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12463-4Psychological well-beingQuality of lifeSatisfaction with lifeVitalityAlcohol consumptionBinge drinking |
| spellingShingle | Marie Grønkjær Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann Erik Lykke Mortensen Trine Flensborg-Madsen Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife BMC Public Health Psychological well-being Quality of life Satisfaction with life Vitality Alcohol consumption Binge drinking |
| title | Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife |
| title_full | Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife |
| title_fullStr | Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife |
| title_short | Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife |
| title_sort | prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well being in midlife |
| topic | Psychological well-being Quality of life Satisfaction with life Vitality Alcohol consumption Binge drinking |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12463-4 |
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