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- Title
Zoom (Virtual) Happy Hours and Drinking During COVID-19 in the US: An Exploratory Qualitative Study.
- Authors
Pakdaman, Sheila; Clapp, John D.
- Abstract
Objective: In this study, we investigated video conferencing platforms (eg, Zoom) used as a means to gather virtually as a unique drinking environment during the pandemic. Methods: Using online recruitment strategies, we conducted 42 qualitative Zoom® interviews. Interviewees were 21-64 years of age from various locations in the United States. Results: During the pandemic, most individuals reported higher drinking intake to offset boredom and stress. As a drinking environment, video conferencing calls were perceived as poor substitutes for in-person drinking interactions. Conclusions: Our data suggest drinking behaviors and contexts changed during the pandemic restrictions, but virtual happy hours did not drive this change.
- Subjects
UNITED States; COVID-19; HAPPY hours; DRINKING behavior; VIDEOCONFERENCING; QUALITATIVE research
- Publication
Health Behavior & Policy Review, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
2326-4403
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14485/HBPR.8.1.1