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

Shian-Ling Keng; Michael V. Stanton; LeeAnn B. Haskins; Carlos A. Almenara; Jeannette Ickovics; Antwan Jones; Diana Grigsby-Toussaint; Maximilian Agostini; Jocelyn J. Bélanger; Ben Gützkow; Jannis Kreienkamp; Edward P. Lemay; Michelle R. vanDellen; Georgios Abakoumkin; Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom; Vjollca Ahmedi; Handan Akkas; Mohsin Atta; Sabahat Cigdem Bagci; Sima Basel; Edona Berisha Kida; Allan B.I. Bernardo; Nicholas R. Buttrick; Phatthanakit Chobthamkit; Hoon–Seok Choi; Mioara Cristea; Sára Csaba; Kaja Damnjanovic; Ivan Danyliuk; Arobindu Dash; Daniela Di Santo; Karen M. Douglas; Violeta Enea; Daiane G. Faller; Gavan Fitzsimons; Alexandra Gheorghiu; Ángel Gómez; Ali Hamaidia; Qing Han; Mai Helmy; Joevarian Hudiyana; Bertus F. Jeronimus; Ding–Yu Jiang; Veljko Jovanović; Željka Kamenov; Anna Kende; Tra Thi Thanh Kieu; Yasin Koc; Kamila Kovyazina; Inna Kozytska; Joshua Krause; Arie W. Kruglanski; Anton Kurapov; Maja Kutlaca; Nóra Anna Lantos; Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana; Winnifred R. Louis; Adrian Lueders; Marta Maj; Najma Iqbal Malik; Anton Martinez; Kira O. McCabe; Jasmina Mehulić; Mirra Noor Milla; Idris Mohammed; Erica Molinario; Manuel Moyano; Hayat Muhammad; Silvana Mula; Hamdi Muluk; Solomiia Myroniuk; Reza Najafi; Claudia F. Nisa; Boglárka Nyúl; Paul A. O'Keefe; Jose Javier Olivas Osuna; Evgeny N. Osin; Joonha Park; Gennaro Pica; Antonio Pierro; Jonas Rees; Anne Margit Reitsema; Elena Resta; Marika Rullo; Michelle K. Ryan; Adil Samekin; Pekka Santtila; Edyta M. Sasin; Birga M. Schumpe; Heyla A. Selim; Wolfgang Stroebe; Samiah Sultana; Robbie M. Sutton; Eleftheria Tseliou; Akira Utsugi; Jolien Anne van Breen; Caspar J. Van Lissa; Kees Van Veen; Alexandra Vázquez; Robin Wollast; Victoria Wai–lan Yeung; Somayeh Zand; Iris Lav Žeželj; Bang Zheng; Andreas Zick; Claudia Zúñiga; N. Pontus Leander

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

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

Shian-Ling Keng, Michael V. Stanton, LeeAnn B. Haskins, Carlos A. Almenara, Jeannette Ickovics, Antwan Jones, Diana Grigsby-Toussaint, Maximilian Agostini, Jocelyn J. Bélanger, Ben Gützkow, …

Preventive medicine reports, Vol.27, 101764

06-01-2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764

PMID: 35313454

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COVID-19

Economic burden

Health behaviors

Infection risk

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.

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Title: COVID-19 stressors and health behaviors: A multilevel longitudinal study across 86 countries
Creators: Shian-Ling Keng - Sunway University
Michael V. Stanton - California State University, East Bay
LeeAnn B. Haskins - University of Georgia
Carlos A. Almenara - Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
Jeannette Ickovics - Yale-NUS College
Antwan Jones - George Washington University
Diana Grigsby-Toussaint - John Brown University
Maximilian Agostini - University of Groningen
Jocelyn J. Bélanger - New York University Abu Dhabi
Ben Gützkow - University of Groningen
Jannis Kreienkamp - University of Groningen
Edward P. Lemay - University of Maryland, College Park
Michelle R. vanDellen - University of Georgia
Georgios Abakoumkin - University of Thessaly
Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom - International Islamic University Malaysia
Vjollca Ahmedi - University of Prishtina
Handan Akkas - Ankara University
Mohsin Atta - University of Sargodha
Sabahat Cigdem Bagci - Sabancı Üniversitesi
Sima Basel - New York University Abu Dhabi
Edona Berisha Kida - Faculty
Allan B.I. Bernardo - De La Salle University
Nicholas R. Buttrick - University of Virginia
Phatthanakit Chobthamkit - Thammasat University
Hoon–Seok Choi - Sungkyunkwan University
Mioara Cristea - Heriot-Watt University
Sára Csaba - Eötvös Loránd University
Kaja Damnjanovic - University of Belgrade
Ivan Danyliuk - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Arobindu Dash - Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Daniela Di Santo - Sapienza University of Rome
Karen M. Douglas - University of Kent
Violeta Enea - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Daiane G. Faller - National University of Singapore
Gavan Fitzsimons - Duke University
Alexandra Gheorghiu - Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Ángel Gómez - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Ali Hamaidia - University Ferhat Abbas of Setif
Qing Han - Ankara University
Mai Helmy - Menoufia University
Joevarian Hudiyana - University of Indonesia
Bertus F. Jeronimus - University of Groningen
Ding–Yu Jiang - National Chung Cheng University
Veljko Jovanović - University of Novi Sad
Željka Kamenov - University of Zagreb
Anna Kende - Eötvös Loránd University
Tra Thi Thanh Kieu - Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
Yasin Koc - University of Groningen
Kamila Kovyazina - Archer
Inna Kozytska - Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Joshua Krause - University of Groningen
Arie W. Kruglanski - University of Maryland, College Park
Anton Kurapov - California State University, East Bay
Maja Kutlaca - Durham University
Nóra Anna Lantos - Eötvös Loránd University
Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana - Udayana University
Winnifred R. Louis - The University of Queensland
Adrian Lueders - University of Limerick
Marta Maj - Jagiellonian University
Najma Iqbal Malik - University of Sargodha
Anton Martinez - California State University, East Bay
Kira O. McCabe - Carleton University
Jasmina Mehulić - University of Zagreb
Mirra Noor Milla - University of Indonesia
Idris Mohammed - Usmanu Danfodiyo University
Erica Molinario - Florida Gulf Coast University, Department of Psychology
Manuel Moyano - University of Córdoba
Hayat Muhammad - University of Peshawar
Silvana Mula - Sapienza University of Rome
Hamdi Muluk - University of Indonesia
Solomiia Myroniuk - University of Groningen
Reza Najafi - University of Padua
Claudia F. Nisa - New York University Abu Dhabi
Boglárka Nyúl - Eötvös Loránd University
Paul A. O'Keefe - Yale-NUS College
Jose Javier Olivas Osuna - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Evgeny N. Osin - National Research University Higher School of Economics
Joonha Park - Nagoya University of Commerce and Business
Gennaro Pica - Università di Camerino
Antonio Pierro - Sapienza University of Rome
Jonas Rees - Bielefeld University
Anne Margit Reitsema - Utrecht University
Elena Resta - Sapienza University of Rome
Marika Rullo - University of Siena
Michelle K. Ryan - University of Groningen
Adil Samekin - Maqsut Narikbayev University
Pekka Santtila - New York University Shanghai
Edyta M. Sasin - New York University Abu Dhabi
Birga M. Schumpe - University of Amsterdam
Heyla A. Selim - King Saud University
Wolfgang Stroebe - University of Groningen
Samiah Sultana - University of Groningen
Robbie M. Sutton - University of Kent
Eleftheria Tseliou - University of Thessaly
Akira Utsugi - Nagoya University
Jolien Anne van Breen - Leiden University
Caspar J. Van Lissa - Utrecht University
Kees Van Veen - University of Groningen
Alexandra Vázquez - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Robin Wollast - Université Clermont Auvergne
Victoria Wai–lan Yeung - Lingnan University
Somayeh Zand - University of Milano-Bicocca
Iris Lav Žeželj - University of Belgrade
Bang Zheng - Imperial College London
Andreas Zick - Bielefeld University
Claudia Zúñiga - University of Chile
N. Pontus Leander - University of Groningen
Publication Details: Preventive medicine reports, Vol.27, 101764
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Number of pages: 8
Grant note: This research received support from the New York University Abu Dhabi (VCDSF/75-71015), the University of Groningen (Sustainable Society & Ubbo Emmius Fund), and the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (COV20/00086).
Identifiers: 99385731595206570
Academic Unit: Department of Psychology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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