Antisocial Traits and Risky Sexual Behavior in Inpatient Adolescents

Pearson, Caroline; Wall, Kiana; Sharp, Carla

doi:10.1007/s10862-021-09931-x

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confidence: 99%

“…These findings suggest that the participants who exhibited these behaviors before the pandemic had higher reports of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Research on other infectious diseases (eg, sexually transmitted diseases) has implicated similar risky or destructive behaviors in infection risk, including antisocial behaviors [11,12], rebelliousness [10], deviant behavior, aggression, and alcohol and drug use [13,15]. Subhypothesis anytime and never vs. >1 year tested whether a history of destructive behaviors before the pandemic (>1 year ago) resulted in a higher proportion of positive COVID-19 tests or diagnoses than those who experienced behaviors during the pandemic or those who never experienced destructive behaviors.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the relationships between COVID-19 infection and previous SUD-related behavioral problems, among other destructive behaviors, remain largely unknown. Previous research has linked deviant [10] and antisocial behaviors [11][12][13], aggression [10], isolation [14], and alcohol and substance use [12,13,15,16] to greater infection susceptibility across an array of infectious diseases, including swine flu, HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Antisocial behaviors have also been linked to less social distancing and more social outings during the COVID-19 pandemic [17].…”

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The Relationship Between a History of High-risk and Destructive Behaviors and COVID-19 Infection: Preliminary Study

Vike¹,

Bari²,

Stetsiv³

et al. 2023

JMIR Form Res

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened mental health concerns, but the temporal relationship between mental health conditions and SARS-CoV-2 infection has not yet been investigated. Specifically, psychological issues, violent behaviors, and substance use were reported more during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the pandemic. However, it is unknown whether a prepandemic history of these conditions increases an individual’s susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. Objective This study aimed to better understand the psychological risks underlying COVID-19, as it is important to investigate how destructive and risky behaviors may increase a person’s susceptibility to COVID-19. Methods In this study, we analyzed data from a survey of 366 adults across the United States (aged 18 to 70 years); this survey was administered between February and March of 2021. The participants were asked to complete the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–Short Screener (GAIN-SS) questionnaire, which indicates an individual’s history of high-risk and destructive behaviors and likelihood of meeting diagnostic criteria. The GAIN-SS includes 7 questions related to externalizing behaviors, 8 related to substance use, and 5 related to crime and violence; responses were given on a temporal scale. The participants were also asked whether they ever tested positive for COVID-19 and whether they ever received a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19. GAIN-SS responses were compared between those who reported and those who did not report COVID-19 to determine if those who reported COVID-19 also reported GAIN-SS behaviors (Wilcoxon rank sum test, α=.05). In total, 3 hypotheses surrounding the temporal relationships between the recency of GAIN-SS behaviors and COVID-19 infection were tested using proportion tests (α=.05). GAIN-SS behaviors that significantly differed (proportion tests, α=.05) between COVID-19 responses were included as independent variables in multivariable logistic regression models with iterative downsampling. This was performed to assess how well a history of GAIN-SS behaviors statistically discriminated between those who reported and those who did not report COVID-19. Results Those who reported COVID-19 more frequently indicated past GAIN-SS behaviors (Q<0.05). Furthermore, the proportion of those who reported COVID-19 was higher (Q<0.05) among those who reported a history of GAIN-SS behaviors; specifically, gambling and selling drugs were common across the 3 proportion tests. Multivariable logistic regression revealed that GAIN-SS behaviors, particularly gambling, selling drugs, and attention problems, accurately modeled self-reported COVID-19, with model accuracies ranging from 77.42% to 99.55%. That is, those who exhibited destructive and high-risk behaviors before and during the pandemic could be discriminated from those who did not exhibit these behaviors when modeling self-reported COVID-19. Conclusions This preliminary study provides insights into how a history of destructive and risky behaviors influences infection susceptibility, offering possible explanations for why some persons may be more susceptible to COVID-19, potentially in relation to reduced adherence to prevention guidelines or not seeking vaccination.

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