ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2019
Changes in Sexual Identity and Associations With Alcohol Use and Depression Among Young Adult Sexual Minority Women.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sexual Orientation Change among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Pooled it
- Changes in sexual identity and family support: A cohort analysis.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2026Article
- E-cigarette Use Initiation by Sexual Identity Change and Stability Among US Adults.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
- Associations of sexual orientation and state-level antidiscrimination policy protections with alcohol, tobacco, and mental health outcomes in a U.S. sample of adolescents and adults.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Associations of sexual identity change and identity-attraction discordance with symptomatic alcohol and other drug use.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- A national longitudinal study of sexual orientation discordance, sexual identity fluidity, and alcohol and other drug use disorder symptoms.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2024Article
- Where Is the Line Between Being In versus Out of the Closet?Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Article
- Associations of adult roles and minority stressors with trajectories of alcohol dependence symptoms throughout adulthood among sexual minority women.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Article
- Changes in sexual identity and substance use during young adulthood.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- The current state of sexual fluidity research.Current opinion in psychology · 2022Review
- Sexual identity fluidity, identity management stress, and depression among sexual minority adolescents.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Sexual Orientation Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder Across the Adult Life Course.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveSexual minority women report more problematic alcohol use and depression than heterosexual women. Despite evidence that sexual identity can change over time, most studies treat it as a static construct. As a result, little is known about the extent to which changes in sexual identity influence alcohol use and depression. The current study examined (a) changes in sexual identity over 36 months, (b) the associations between the number of changes in sexual identity and measures of alcohol use (typical weekly alcohol consumption, peak drinking, and alcohol-related consequences) and depression at the final assessment, and (c) baseline sexual identity as a moderator of the associations.
methodThe analyses used four waves of data from a national U.S. sample of sexual minority women ages 18-25 (n = 1,057).
resultsOne third (34%) of participants reported at least one change in sexual identity over the course of the study. The number of changes in sexual identity was positively associated with typical weekly alcohol consumption and depression but was not significantly associated with peak drinking or alcohol-related consequences. None of the associations were moderated by baseline sexual identity.
conclusionsThese findings provide additional evidence that sexual identity continues to change over time for a sizeable proportion of young adult sexual minority women and these changes are relevant to their health and well-being.
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