ArticleLGBT health2017
Alcohol Use, Age, and Self-Rated Mental and Physical Health in a Community Sample of Lesbian and Bisexual Women.
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- Sexual Violence and Substance Use among First-Year University Women: Differences by Sexual Minority Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Alcohol Drinking Indicators and Self-Rated Mental Health (SRMH): Standardized European Alcohol Survey (SEAS).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Alcohol use, behavioral and mental health help-seeking, and treatment satisfaction among sexual minority women.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Work-related stressors and mental health among LGBTQ workers: Results from a cross-sectional survey.PloS one · 2022Article
- Minority stress and alcohol use in sexual minority women's daily lives.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Alcohol use among sexual minority women: Methods used and lessons learned in the 20-Year Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study.International journal of alcohol and drug research · 2021Article
- Examining Disparities in Excessive Alcohol Use Among Black and Hispanic Lesbian and Bisexual Women in the United States: An Intersectional Analysis.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2020Article
- Stressors and Drinking in Sexual Minority Women: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2020Article
- Gender Differences in the Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Related Harms in the United States.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2020Review
- The State of Theory in LGBTQ Aging: Implications for Gerontological Scholarship.Research on aging · 2019Review
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Abstract
purposeGiven that self-perceptions of mental and physical health are important predictors of health outcomes and well-being, particularly among older adults, this study focuses on associations among age, alcohol consumption, and indicators of both self-rated mental health and self-rated physical health in a sample of sexual minority women (SMW).
methodsThis study uses a community sample of SMW to examine the associations among age, drinking, and self-rated mental and physical health.
resultsHeavy drinking among older adult SMW (55+) was less prevalent than among young SMW, ages 18-25 and ages 26-39, but similar to rates reported among SMW ages 40-54. In addition, older SMW reported significantly higher levels of self-rated mental health, compared with SMW in the other age groups, but we found no significant associations between age and self-rated physical health. Across all age groups, moderate drinkers reported better self-rated physical health than alcohol abstainers.
conclusionsOverall, these results suggest that, among SMW, drinking does not decline as sharply with age as it does for heterosexual women in the general population. Given the current and projected increases in the aging population and the risks that heavy drinking presents for morbidity and mortality, interventions aimed at older SMW are needed.
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