ArticleInternational journal of alcohol and drug research2021
Alcohol use among sexual minority women: Methods used and lessons learned in the 20-Year Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study.
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- Sexual minority women's perceptions of sober curiosity: Lessons learned from a US pilot study.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Mental and behavioral health care access and satisfaction among older sexual minority women.Academia mental health & well-being · 2025Article
- Associations Between Gender and Sexuality Characteristics of Cisgender Bisexual Women and Risk of Sexual Assault.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- COVID-19 Concerns, Coping and Perceived Peer Norms: Correlates of Increased Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Sexual Minority Women.Journal of homosexuality · 2024Article
- Trends in binge drinking in the United States by LGBTQ+ identity, gender, and age, 2014-2022.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, revictimization, and coping among sexual minority women.Child abuse & neglect · 2024Article
- Investigating the Associations of Sexual Minority Stressors and Incident Hypertension in a Community Sample of Sexual Minority Adults.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2023Article
- Associations Between Latent Classes of Trauma Exposure and Minority Stressors and Substance Use Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- "I Know Myself Again, Which Makes Me Motivated for Life": Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Experience Sampling Methods With Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 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
- Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women.Psychology and sexuality · 2023Article
- Sexual Assault, Psychological Distress, and Protective Factors in a Community Sample of Black, Latinx, and White Lesbian and Bisexual Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Comparing substance use outcomes by sexual identity among women: Differences using propensity score methods.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Gender self-concept and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women: Results from the Chicago health and life experiences of women (CHLEW) study.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Challenges of virtual RDS for recruitment of sexual minority women for a behavioral health study.Journal of survey statistics and methodology · 2022Article
- Alcohol use, behavioral and mental health help-seeking, and treatment satisfaction among sexual minority women.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Two decades ago, there was almost no research on alcohol use among sexual minority women (SMW, e.g., lesbian, bisexual). Since then, a growing body of scientific literature documents substantial sexual orientation-related disparities in alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Research has identified multiple risk factors associated with high-risk/hazardous drinking among SMW. However, this research has almost exclusively used cross-sectional designs, limiting the ability to draw conclusions about processes through which sexual minority status affects alcohol use. Longitudinal designs, although very rare in research on alcohol use among SMW, are important for testing mediational mechanisms and necessary to understanding how changes in social determinants impact alcohol use. Aim: To describe the processes and lessons learned in conducting a 20-year longitudinal study focused on alcohol use among SMW. Methods: The Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women (CHLEW) study includes five waves of data collection (2000-present) with an age and racially/ethnically diverse sample of 815 SMW (ages 18-83) originally recruited in the Chicago Metropolitan Area in Illinois, a midwestern state in the United States (U.S.). Measures and focus have evolved over the course of the study. Results: The CHLEW study is the longest-running and most comprehensive study of SMW's drinking in the U.S. or elsewhere. Findings reported in more than 50 published manuscripts have contributed to understanding variations in SMW's risk for hazardous/harmful drinking based on sexual identity, age, race/ethnicity, sex/gender of partner, and many other factors. Conclusions: By describing the process used in conducting this long-term study, its major findings, and the lessons learned, we hope to encourage and support other researchers in conducting longitudinal research focused on SMW's health. Such research is critically important in understanding and ultimately eliminating sexual orientation-related health disparities.
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