This study investigated binge behaviors during COVID-19 lockdown in Italy, exploring individual and contextual risk factors. Participants were 1925 emerging adults (M_age = 24.18, SD_age = 2.75; 71.9% women), recruited during the national lockdown in Italy. An online survey investigated binge behaviors both prior and during quarantine. Binge drinking significantly diminished during quarantine, while binge eating episodes did not vary in frequency. However, participants with pre-existent binge eating disorder (BED) reported a worsening in BED symptoms. Lower education, lower SES, job suspension due to lockdown, and higher pandemic-related stress were associated to an increase in binge behaviors during home confinement, whereas living with family was a protective factor. Participants reporting co-occurrent binge behaviors also had significantly higher pandemic-related stress and lower perceived support during home confinement, in comparison with no-binge participants. The study provides new insights about protective and risk factors for binge behaviors in emerging adults during COVID-19 lockdown.

这项研究调查了意大利 COVID-19 封锁期间的暴饮暴食行为，探索了个人和背景风险因素。参与者为 1925 名新兴成年人（M_年龄= 24.18，SD_年龄= 2.75; 71.9% 女性），在意大利全国封锁期间招募。一项在线调查调查了隔离前和隔离期间的暴饮暴食行为。隔离期间暴饮暴食显着减少，而暴饮暴食事件的频率没有变化。然而，先前存在暴食症 (BED) 的参与者报告称，BED 症状恶化。较低的教育水平、较低的社会经济地位、因封锁而停职以及与大流行相关的压力较高与居家隔离期间暴饮暴食行为的增加有关，而与家人同住则是一个保护因素。与没有暴饮暴食的参与者相比，报告同时发生暴饮暴食行为的参与者在居家隔离期间也有明显更高的大流行相关压力和更低的感知支持。