Hazardous Drinking Mediates the Relation Between Externalizing Personality and Reduced Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines in University Students

Vanessa Morris; Natasha Baptist-Mohseni; Naama B. Kronstein; Clayton B. Murphy; Fakir Yunus; Tabatha Thibault; Audrey Livet; Aram Mahmoud; Philippe Pétrin-Pomerleau; Marvin Krank; Kara Thompson; Patricia Conrod; Sherry H. Stewart; Matthew T. Keough

doi:10.1177/21676968221140449

Hazardous Drinking Mediates the Relation Between Externalizing Personality and Reduced Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines in University Students

Vanessa Morris, Natasha Baptist-Mohseni, Naama B. Kronstein, Clayton B. Murphy, Fakir Yunus, Tabatha Thibault, Audrey Livet, Aram Mahmoud, Philippe Pétrin-Pomerleau, Marvin Krank, Kara Thompson, Patricia Conrod, Sherry H. Stewart, Matthew T. Keough

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Background: Using a multigroup path analysis, we examined if hazardous alcohol use mediated the relations between elevated externalizing personality traits (i.e., impulsivity or sensation seeking) and reduced adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines. We hypothesized that those high in externalizing personality traits would demonstrate less adherence to public health guidelines and that hazardous alcohol use would mediate this relationship. Methods: First- and second-year undergraduates (N = 1232; ages 18–25) from five Canadian universities participated in a cross-sectional survey between January to April 2021. Results: Individuals with higher levels of impulsive or sensation seeking personality traits demonstrated poorer adherence to COVID-19 public health guidelines and these relations were mediated by hazardous alcohol use. Conclusions: Results suggest that hazardous drinking is an important target for students high in impulsivity and sensation seeking to increase their adherence to public health guidelines and thereby help control viral spread.

Original language	English
Journal	Emerging Adulthood
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968221140449
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 2022

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Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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Morris, V., Baptist-Mohseni, N., Kronstein, N. B., Murphy, C. B., Yunus, F., Thibault, T., Livet, A., Mahmoud, A., Pétrin-Pomerleau, P., Krank, M., Thompson, K., Conrod, P., Stewart, S. H., & Keough, M. T. (Accepted/In press). Hazardous Drinking Mediates the Relation Between Externalizing Personality and Reduced Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines in University Students. Emerging Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968221140449

Morris, V, Baptist-Mohseni, N, Kronstein, NB, Murphy, CB, Yunus, F, Thibault, T, Livet, A, Mahmoud, A, Pétrin-Pomerleau, P, Krank, M, Thompson, K, Conrod, P, Stewart, SH & Keough, MT 2022, 'Hazardous Drinking Mediates the Relation Between Externalizing Personality and Reduced Adherence to COVID-19 Public Health Guidelines in University Students', Emerging Adulthood. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968221140449

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