Covid-19 and alcohol: parental drinking influences the next generation
Aric Sigman
Abstract
Finlay and Gilmore rightly draw attention to two vulnerable groups of drinkers in the covid-19 lockdown.1 In addition, and of central importance, is that regardless of whether parents drink more alcohol in covid-19 lockdown, their children are far more likely to see them drink simply because they are all at home. And this is happening at a time when substantial evidence indicates the intergenerational transmission of alcohol habits and alcohol misuse through parental role modelling. Children’s beliefs regarding positive or negative effects of alcohol …
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Alcohol2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PsychologyMedicinePandemicEnvironmental healthDiseaseVirologyBiologyOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiochemistryPathologyAlcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHomelessness and Social Issues