Table 2.
Drinking variables, drinking motives and psychopathology
| Characteristics | N of respondents (%) or mean (SD) | Min/Max values |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking variables | ||
| Pre-COVID | ||
| AUDIT total | 7.28 (4.43) | (0/25) |
| AUDIT-C | 5.05 (2.50) | (0/12) |
| Q1a | 2.19 (0.88) | (0/4) |
| Q2b | 1.43 (1.29) | (0/4) |
| Q3c | 1.42 (1.02) | (0/4) |
| Maximum drinks in 2 h | 3.56 (1.96) | (1/15) |
| During lockdown | ||
| AUDIT-C | 3.37 (2.76) | (0/12) |
| Q1a | 1.95 (1.21) | (0/4) |
| Q2b | 0.76 (1.06) | (0/4) |
| Q3 c | 0.66 (1.05) | (0/4) |
| Maximum drinks in 2 h | 2.72 (1.90) | (1/10) |
| Total maximum drinks | 4.49 (3.36) | (1/15) |
| Drinking motives | ||
| Enhancing | 5.73 (4.73) | |
| Coping | 3.25 (3.77) | |
| Social | 5.87 (5.17) | |
| Conformity | 1.00 (2.04) | |
| Psychopathology | ||
| GSI | 32.93 (32.94) | |
| Somatization | 3.01 (4.58) | |
| Obsession-compulsion | 5.81 (5.63) | |
| Interpersonal sensitivity | 3.48 (4.08) | |
| Depression | 5.74 (5.78) | |
| Anxiety | 4.13 (5.11) | |
| Hostility | 2.62 (3.12) | |
| Phobic anxiety | 2.55 (3.64) | |
| Paranoid ideation | 2.80 (3.80) | |
| Psychoticism | 2.74 (3.64) | |
| Additional symptoms | 3.14 (3.39) | |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | 61 (8.6%) |
a‘How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?’
b‘How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?’
c‘How often do you have six or more drinks on one occasion?’