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 LCKOVICS; 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 VAZQUEZ; Robin WOLLAST; Victoria Wai-Lan YEUNG; Somayeh ZAND; Iris Lav  ŽEŽELJ; Bang ZHENG; Andreas ZICK; Claudia ZÚÑIGA; N. Pontus  LEANDER

doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764

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 LCKOVICS, 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 BASELEdona 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 VAZQUEZ, Robin WOLLAST, Victoria Wai-Lan YEUNG, Somayeh ZAND, Iris Lav ŽEŽELJ, Bang ZHENG, Andreas ZICK, Claudia ZÚÑIGA, N. Pontus LEANDER

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	101764
Journal	Preventive Medicine Reports
Volume	27
Early online date	17 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

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Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge Maleyka Mammadova for her assistance with literature review and data coding. 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). The COVID-19 risk perception item measured at baseline was previously reported in unrelated test of effects on subjective well-being and mental health.

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COVID-19
Economic burden
Health behaviors
Infection risk

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KENG, S.-L., STANTON, M. V., HASKINS, L. B., ALMENARA, C. A., LCKOVICS, J., JONES, A., GRIGSBY-TOUSSAINT, D., AGOSTINI, M., BÉLANGER, J. J., GÜTZKOW, B., KREIENKAMP, J., LEMAY, E. P., VANDELLEN, M. R., ABAKOUMKIN, G., ABDUL KHAIYOM, J. H., AHMEDI, V., AKKAS, H., ATTA, M., BAGCI, S. C., ... LEANDER, N. P. (2022). COVID-19 Stressors and Health Behaviors: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study across 86 Countries. Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, Article 101764. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101764

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COVID-19 Stressors and Health Behaviors: A Multilevel Longitudinal Study across 86 Countries

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