ArticleJournal of psychosomatic research2015
Sexual minority specific and related traumatic experiences are associated with increased risk for smoking among gay and bisexual men.
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- Interventions for prevention and treatment of substance use in youth with traumatic childhood experiences: a systematic review and synthesis of the literature.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- The influence of tobacco use, hazardous drinking, and other risk factors on HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer risk and screening perceptions among gay and bisexual men: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse and Smoking Among Aging Men Who Have Sex With Men: No Evidence of Exercise or Volunteering Impact.Journal of aging and health · 2024Article
- Substance Use and Misuse among Sexual and Gender Minority Communities Living in Former Soviet Union Countries: A Scoping Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2024Article
- Patterns of E-Cigarette Use Among Primary Care Patients at an Urban Community Center.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Evidence for the Confluence of Cigarette Smoking, Other Substance Use, and Psychosocial and Mental Health in a Sample of Urban Sexual Minority Young Adults: The P18 Cohort Study.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2021Article
- Association of Coming Out as Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual+ and Risk of Cigarette Smoking in a Nationally Representative Sample of Youth and Young Adults.JAMA pediatrics · 2021Article
- Functional and structural social support, substance use and sexual orientation from a nationally representative sample of US adults.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2020Article
- Pilot intervention for discrimination-related coping among HIV-positive Black sexual minority men.Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology · 2018Article
- Characteristics and Correlates of Tobacco Use in a Community Sample of Sexual Minority Men and Women: Implications for Smoking Cessation Program Development.LGBT health · 2018Article
- Changes in smoking status among a longitudinal cohort of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2017Article
- A longitudinal study of persistent smoking among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in primary relationships.Addictive behaviors · 2017Article
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- Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Presence of Cancer Risk Factors in Adulthood: A Scoping Review of the Literature From 2005 to 2015.Journal of pediatric nursingArticle
- Psychiatric Epidemiology of Transgender and Nonbinary Adult Patients at an Urban Health Center.LGBT healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study examined the hypothesis that sexual minority specific stress and trauma histories may explain some of the risk for smoking among gay/bisexual men.
methodsPatients at a Boston community health center were invited to complete a 25-item questionnaire assessing demographics, general health, trauma history, and substance use. Of the 3103 who responded, 1309 identified as male and gay or bisexual (82.8% White and mean age of 38.55 [sd = 9.76]).
resultsA multinomial logistic regression with never smoked as referent group and covariates of age, education, employment, HIV status, and race, showed that the number of sexual minority stressors/traumas were significantly related to the odds of both current and former smoking. In comparison to participants with no trauma history, those who reported 1, 2, 3, and 4 traumas had respectively 1.70 (OR = 1.70: 95% CI: 1.24-2.34), 2.19 (OR = 2.19: 95% CI: 1.48-3.23), 2.88 (OR = 2.88: 95% CI: 1.71-4.85), and 6.94 (OR = 6.94: 95% CI: 2.62-18.38) the odds of identifying as a current smoker. Adjusted logistic regression analysis revealed a significant dose effect of number of sexual minority stressors/traumas with odds of ever smoking. Experiencing intimate partner violence, anti-gay verbal attack, anti-gay physical attack, and childhood sexual abuse were each independently associated with increased odds of the smoking outcomes.
conclusionA sexual minority specific trauma history may represent a vulnerability for smoking among gay/bisexual men. Interventions that address trauma may enhance the efficacy of smoking cessation programs and improve the mental health of gay/bisexual men.
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