Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife
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Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife. / Gronkjaer, Marie; Wimmelmann, Cathrine Lawaetz; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Flensborg-Madsen, Trine.
I: BMC Public Health, Bind 22, Nr. 1, 204, 2022.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in midlife
AU - Gronkjaer, Marie
AU - Wimmelmann, Cathrine Lawaetz
AU - Mortensen, Erik Lykke
AU - Flensborg-Madsen, Trine
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Background Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. Methods The study sample included 4148 middle-aged individuals (80% men) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank who reported their alcohol consumption (average weekly consumption and frequency of binge drinking) at baseline in 2004 or 2006 and reported their psychological well-being (satisfaction with life and vitality) at follow-up in 2009-2011. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social relations, and morbidity. Results For satisfaction with life at follow-up, lower scores were observed in men and women who were alcohol abstinent at baseline as well as in men with heavy alcohol consumption compared with moderate alcohol consumption at baseline. Moreover, men with weekly binge drinking at baseline had lower satisfaction with life scores at follow-up than men with moderate frequency of binge drinking (1-3 times/month). In relation to vitality at follow-up, alcohol abstinence at baseline in men and women and heavy alcohol consumption at baseline in men were associated with lower scores compared with moderate alcohol consumption (yet in men these findings were not robust to adjustment for covariates). Conclusions Alcohol abstinence seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being (vitality and life satisfaction) in men and women, while heavy alcohol consumption seems to be prospectively associated with adverse satisfaction with life in men. Finally, a prospective association between weekly binge drinking and lower life satisfaction was observed in men.
AB - Background Alcohol consumption potentially influences psychological well-being in beneficial and harmful ways, but prospective studies on the association show mixed results. Our main purpose was to examine prospective associations between alcohol consumption and psychological well-being in middle-aged men and women. Methods The study sample included 4148 middle-aged individuals (80% men) from the Copenhagen Aging and Midlife Biobank who reported their alcohol consumption (average weekly consumption and frequency of binge drinking) at baseline in 2004 or 2006 and reported their psychological well-being (satisfaction with life and vitality) at follow-up in 2009-2011. Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic factors, lifestyle, social relations, and morbidity. Results For satisfaction with life at follow-up, lower scores were observed in men and women who were alcohol abstinent at baseline as well as in men with heavy alcohol consumption compared with moderate alcohol consumption at baseline. Moreover, men with weekly binge drinking at baseline had lower satisfaction with life scores at follow-up than men with moderate frequency of binge drinking (1-3 times/month). In relation to vitality at follow-up, alcohol abstinence at baseline in men and women and heavy alcohol consumption at baseline in men were associated with lower scores compared with moderate alcohol consumption (yet in men these findings were not robust to adjustment for covariates). Conclusions Alcohol abstinence seems to be prospectively associated with adverse psychological well-being (vitality and life satisfaction) in men and women, while heavy alcohol consumption seems to be prospectively associated with adverse satisfaction with life in men. Finally, a prospective association between weekly binge drinking and lower life satisfaction was observed in men.
KW - Psychological well-being
KW - Quality of life
KW - Satisfaction with life
KW - Vitality
KW - Alcohol consumption
KW - Binge drinking
KW - QUALITY-OF-LIFE
KW - HEALTH BEHAVIORS
KW - SATISFACTION
KW - DRINKING
KW - PATTERNS
KW - SUPPORT
KW - PROFILE
KW - COHORT
KW - SF-36
KW - BINGE
U2 - 10.1186/s12889-021-12463-4
DO - 10.1186/s12889-021-12463-4
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35101012
VL - 22
JO - BMC Public Health
JF - BMC Public Health
SN - 1471-2458
IS - 1
M1 - 204
ER -
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