The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in high levels of psychological distress worldwide, with experts expressing concern that this could result in corresponding increases in addictive behaviors as individuals seek to cope with their distress. Further, some individuals may be at greater ris...
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Lucy Albertella Kristian Rotaru Kristian Rotaru Erynn Christensen Amelia Lowe Mary-Ellen Brierley Karyn Richardson Samuel R. Chamberlain Rico S. C. Lee Edouard Kayayan Jon E. Grant Sam Schluter-Hughes Campbell Ince Leonardo F. Fontenelle Leonardo F. Fontenelle Leonardo F. Fontenelle Rebecca Segrave Murat Yücel The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 Frontiers in Psychiatry compulsivity impulsivity addiction OCD COVID-19 |
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Lucy Albertella Kristian Rotaru Kristian Rotaru Erynn Christensen Amelia Lowe Mary-Ellen Brierley Karyn Richardson Samuel R. Chamberlain Rico S. C. Lee Edouard Kayayan Jon E. Grant Sam Schluter-Hughes Campbell Ince Leonardo F. Fontenelle Leonardo F. Fontenelle Leonardo F. Fontenelle Rebecca Segrave Murat Yücel |
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The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 |
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The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 |
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The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 |
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The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 |
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The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19 |
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influence of trait compulsivity and impulsivity on addictive and compulsive behaviors during covid-19 |
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in high levels of psychological distress worldwide, with experts expressing concern that this could result in corresponding increases in addictive behaviors as individuals seek to cope with their distress. Further, some individuals may be at greater risk than others for developing problematic addictive behaviors during times of high stress, such as individuals with high trait impulsivity and compulsivity. Despite the potential of such knowledge to inform early detection of risk, no study to date has examined the influence of trait impulsivity and compulsivity on addictive behaviors during COVID-19. Toward this aim, the current study examined the association between impulsive and compulsive traits and problematic addictive and compulsive behaviors during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Australia.Methods: Eight hundred seventy-eight adults completed a cross-sectional online survey during the first lockdown, between late May to June 2020. Participants completed scales for addictive and compulsive behaviors for the period prior to and during lockdown for problematic eating, pornography, internet use, gambling, drinking, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Negative binomial regressions examined the associations between impulsivity, compulsivity, and their interaction with problematic behaviors during lockdown, controlling for age, gender, sample, psychological distress, exposure to COVID-related stressors, and pre-COVID problems.Results: Greater trait compulsivity was associated with more problematic obsessive-compulsive behaviors (p < 0.001) and less problematic drinking (p = 0.038) during lockdown. Further, trait compulsivity interacted with trait impulsivity in relation to problematic eating behaviors (p = 0.014) such that greater trait compulsivity was associated with more problems among individuals with low impulsivity only (p = 0.030). Finally, psychological distress and/or exposure to COVID-related stressors were associated with greater problems across all addictive and compulsive behaviors, as was severity of pre-COVID problems.Discussion: Trait compulsivity was associated with addictive and compulsive behaviors in different ways. Further, the finding that stress-related variables (psychological distress and COVID-related stressors) were associated with greater problems across all lockdown behaviors supports the idea that stress may facilitate, or otherwise be associated with, problematic behaviors. These findings highlight the need for interventions that enhance resilience to stress, which in turn may reduce risk for addictive and compulsive disorders. |
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compulsivity impulsivity addiction OCD COVID-19 |
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doaj-8b19fa890af44c428d735d19763c255a2021-02-23T06:15:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402021-02-011210.3389/fpsyt.2021.634583634583The Influence of Trait Compulsivity and Impulsivity on Addictive and Compulsive Behaviors During COVID-19Lucy Albertella0Kristian Rotaru1Kristian Rotaru2Erynn Christensen3Amelia Lowe4Mary-Ellen Brierley5Karyn Richardson6Samuel R. Chamberlain7Rico S. C. Lee8Edouard Kayayan9Jon E. Grant10Sam Schluter-Hughes11Campbell Ince12Leonardo F. Fontenelle13Leonardo F. Fontenelle14Leonardo F. Fontenelle15Rebecca Segrave16Murat Yücel17BrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaMonash Business School, Monash University, Caulfield, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United StatesBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaObsessive, Compulsive, and Anxiety Spectrum Research Program, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), D'Or Institute for Research and Education (IDOR), Rio de Janeiro, BrazilD'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBrainPark, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in high levels of psychological distress worldwide, with experts expressing concern that this could result in corresponding increases in addictive behaviors as individuals seek to cope with their distress. Further, some individuals may be at greater risk than others for developing problematic addictive behaviors during times of high stress, such as individuals with high trait impulsivity and compulsivity. Despite the potential of such knowledge to inform early detection of risk, no study to date has examined the influence of trait impulsivity and compulsivity on addictive behaviors during COVID-19. Toward this aim, the current study examined the association between impulsive and compulsive traits and problematic addictive and compulsive behaviors during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Australia.Methods: Eight hundred seventy-eight adults completed a cross-sectional online survey during the first lockdown, between late May to June 2020. Participants completed scales for addictive and compulsive behaviors for the period prior to and during lockdown for problematic eating, pornography, internet use, gambling, drinking, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors. Negative binomial regressions examined the associations between impulsivity, compulsivity, and their interaction with problematic behaviors during lockdown, controlling for age, gender, sample, psychological distress, exposure to COVID-related stressors, and pre-COVID problems.Results: Greater trait compulsivity was associated with more problematic obsessive-compulsive behaviors (p < 0.001) and less problematic drinking (p = 0.038) during lockdown. Further, trait compulsivity interacted with trait impulsivity in relation to problematic eating behaviors (p = 0.014) such that greater trait compulsivity was associated with more problems among individuals with low impulsivity only (p = 0.030). Finally, psychological distress and/or exposure to COVID-related stressors were associated with greater problems across all addictive and compulsive behaviors, as was severity of pre-COVID problems.Discussion: Trait compulsivity was associated with addictive and compulsive behaviors in different ways. Further, the finding that stress-related variables (psychological distress and COVID-related stressors) were associated with greater problems across all lockdown behaviors supports the idea that stress may facilitate, or otherwise be associated with, problematic behaviors. These findings highlight the need for interventions that enhance resilience to stress, which in turn may reduce risk for addictive and compulsive disorders.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.634583/fullcompulsivityimpulsivityaddictionOCDCOVID-19 |