ArticleJournal of youth and adolescence2020
Supportive Community Resources Are Associated with Lower Risk of Substance Use among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Adolescents in Minnesota.
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- Interpersonal- and Community-Level Risk Factors for Adolescent Obesity: An Examination of Sexual Identity, School Violence, and School Climate in a Large Sample of Urban Adolescents.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2023Article
- Adolescent substance use at the intersections of foster care, sexual orientation and gender identity, racial/ethnic identity, and sex assigned at birth.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Mapping LGBTQ+ Youth Resource Density Across Four High HIV Prevalence Corridors in the US.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Systems of Care Implications in Hawai'i: Sexual and Gender Minorities.Hawai'i journal of health & social welfare · 2022Article
- At-School Victimization and Alcohol Use Among Minoritized U.S. Youth, 2009-2017.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- LGBTQ+ Students' Peer Victimization and Mental Health before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mental Health and Addiction Services Exclusive to LGBTQ2S+ during COVID-19: An Environmental Scan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Predictors of Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Girls Involved in the Juvenile Legal System: the Influence of Resources, Race, and Ethnicity.Children and youth services review · 2022Article
- Increased Likelihood of Forced Sexual Intercourse, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Dating Violence Victimization Among Sexual Minority Youth.Journal of community health · 2022Article
- Constructing a web-based health directory for adolescent men who have sex with men: Strategies for development and resource verification.Journal of community psychology · 2022Article
- Complete home smoking ban survey analysis: an opportunity to improve health equity among sexual minority adults in California, USA.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Role of sex on the relationship between sexual minority status and past 30-day marijuana use among high school students (YRBS, 2015-2019).Addictive behaviors · 2021Article
- LGBTQ state policies: A lever for reducing SGM youth substance use and bullying.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Adolescent Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Cannabis Use: Potential Mediations by Internalizing Disorder Risk.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2021Article
- Associations between LGBTQ+-supportive school and community resources and suicide attempts among adolescents in Massachusetts.The American journal of orthopsychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
Research has indicated that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer/questioning (LGBQ) adolescents have disproportionately high rates of substance use compared to heterosexual peers; yet certain features of schools and communities have been associated with lower substance use rates in this population. To advance this field, research examining multiple levels of influence using measures developed with youth input is needed. With community, school, and student data, this study tested hypotheses that LGBQ students attending high schools and living in communities with more LGBQ-supportive environments (assessed with a novel inventory tool) have lower odds of substance use behaviors (cigarette smoking, alcohol use, marijuana use, prescription drug misuse, and other drug use) than their peers in less supportive LGBQ environments. Multilevel models using data from 2454 LGBQ students (54.0% female, 63.9% non-Hispanic white) in 81 communities and adjusting for student and school covariates found that LGBQ adolescents who lived in areas with more community support had lower odds of frequent substance use, particularly among females. Expanding and strengthening community resources (e.g., LGBQ youth-serving organizations, LGBQ events such as a Pride parade, and LGBQ-friendly services) is recommended to further support LGBQ adolescents and reduce substance use disparities.
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