Alcohol consumption in the context of  the covid-19 pandemic

Sebastian Fitzek

doi:10.35782/JCPP.2022.4.7

Sebastian Fitzek Researcher at the Quality of Life Research Institute, Romanian Academy; Lecturer at the Faculty of Communication and Public Relations (FCRP) National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35782/JCPP.2022.4.7

Keywords: domestic violence, alcohol consumption, Covid-19, AUDIT-C, quality of life, victims

Abstract

n this study I aimed to conduct a qualitative research on the influence of alcohol on domestic violence using hybrid questionnaires (online and F2F) on three distinct groups of alcohol consumers in Bucharest (medium, high and low). I used the online scientific platform "SurveyMonkey" for the questionnaire application and data collection. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, AUDIT-C model was used to assess alcohol consumption in the 2 months (October, November 2021) according to three key consumption indicators: frequency of alcohol consumption, alcohol level, average amount consumed per drink and frequency of excessive alcohol consumption Change in consumption was recorded analogously to AUDIT-C variables (frequency of alcohol consumption, amount of alcohol consumption and excessive alcohol consumption), whereby consumption indicators are related to the degree of change. So, is there a link between degree of consumption, frequency and domestic violence? The results, together with a range of psychiatric, psychoanalytic and psychological theories, provide a variety of explanations for the violent behavior perpetuated in family relationships, denouncing their impact and harmful effects on personality upbringing, psychological profiling, and especially on the belonging and role of the dysfunctional family.