ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2016
Sexual-orientation differences in drinking patterns and use of drinking contexts among college students.
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- Associations between Drinking Contexts, Minority Stress, and Problematic Alcohol Use among Sexual Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2023Article
- Prevalence of heavy episodic drinking and alcohol use disorder diagnosis among US college students: Results from the national Healthy Minds Study.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Sexual Assault, Alcohol Use, and Gender of Sexual Partners Among Cisgender Women Seeking Care at US College Health Centers, 2015-2018.American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Black First-Year College Students' Alcohol Outcome Expectancies.American journal of health education · 2020Article
- Effects of familial and non-familial warmth during childhood and adolescence on sexual-orientation disparities in alcohol use trajectories and disorder during emerging adulthood.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- The relationship of discrimination related to sexual orientation and HIV-relevant risk behaviors among men who have sex with men.Psychiatry research · 2018Article
- Subgroups of Young Sexual Minority Women Based on Drinking Locations and Companions and Links With Alcohol Consequences, Drinking Motives, and LGBTQ-Related Constructs.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2018Article
- Sexual-orientation differences in alcohol use trajectories and disorders in emerging adulthood: results from a longitudinal cohort study in the United States.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2018Article
- Event-Level Associations Among Drinking Motives, Alcohol Consumption, and Condomless Anal Sex in a Sample of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- A descriptive analysis of where and with whom lesbian versus bisexual women drink.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2017Article
- Acknowledgement and support matter: A brief report on gender identity and sexual orientation at a large, urban university.Journal of American college health : J of ACHArticle
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence suggests there are important sexual-orientation differences in alcohol consumption, particularly among women. Little is known about where gay/lesbian and bisexual college students drink or differences in drinking patterns derived from graduated frequency measures between heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and bisexual students. The goal of this analysis was to examine patterns of alcohol consumption-including drinking prevalence, quantity, frequency, and contexts of use-by sexual orientation.
methodsData on sexual identity, gender, drinking behaviors, and drinking contexts were examined from repeated cross-sectional samples of undergraduate students attending 14 public California universities from 2003-2011 (n=58,903). Multivariable statistical techniques were employed to examine sexual-orientation differences stratified by gender.
resultsGay males, lesbians, and bisexual females were significantly more likely to report drinking alcohol in the current semester than their same-gender heterosexual peers (relative risks ranged from 1.07 to 1.10, p-values <0.01). Among current drinkers, bisexual females consumed 7 or more drinks and lesbians consumed 10 or more drinks on significantly more days than heterosexual females. On the other hand, gay male drinkers consumed 8 or more drinks on significantly fewer days than heterosexual male drinkers. Compared to their same-gender heterosexual peers: lesbian/gay and bisexual students drank less frequently at Greek parties (incidence rate ratios [IRRs] ranged from 0.52 to 0.73, p-values <0.01); lesbians (IRR=0.84, p=0.043) and bisexual males (IRR=0.82, p=0.009) drank less frequently at off-campus parties; and gay males drank more frequently outdoors (IRR=1.63, p<0.001) and at bars/restaurants (IRR=1.21, p=0.013).
conclusionsAlcohol prevention programs and future research should consider sexual-orientation differences in drinking patterns and use of drinking contexts.
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