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Catherine Clements
Catherine Clements is a sophomore from East Greenwich, Rhode Island majoring in Neuroscience and Science in Society. She is a member of the Women’s Soccer team and is involved in the Student Athlete Support Network (SASN). She hopes to pursue a masters after graduating from Wesleyan.
Abstract: Covid-19 and the lockdown that ensued in 2020 sparked a mass increase in drug use and alcohol consumption. One in six adults in the United Kingdom reported increasing their drinking habits during quarantine and a greater proportion of those adults ranged from ages 18-34 compared to older groups (Jacob, 2021). Although the spikes in alcoholism and opioid use as we emerge from the pandemic are extremely worrisome, how these addictions and mental health problems will adversely affect younger demographics in terms of their mental health and possible addiction will be extremely revealing for the future of the world’s mental health practices. The goals of the present study are to investigate the association between parental alcoholism and offspring depression when accounting for offspring gender. The study revealed an association between parental drinking habits and frequency of offspring depression.
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