Alcohol use and alcohol-related consequences based on gender and sexual orientation among college students.

Autor: Schipani-McLaughlin AM; Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Nielsen KE; Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Mosley EA; Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Leone RM; Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Oesterle DW; Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Illinois, USA., Orchowski LM; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA., Davis KC; Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, USA., Gilmore AK; Department of Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.; Mark Chaffin Center for Healthy Development, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The American journal on addictions [Am J Addict] 2022 May; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 189-199. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 06.
DOI: 10.1111/ajad.13283
Abstrakt: Background and Objectives: Research has not yet investigated how the association between alcohol and alcohol-related consequences differs across cisgender heterosexual women (CHW), cisgender heterosexual men (CHM), and sexual and gender minority (SGM) college students.
Methods: Participants were N = 754 college students (34.5% CHW [n = 260]; 34.5% CHM [n = 260]; 31.0% SGM [n = 234]) between the ages 18 and 25 who completed a survey on sexual orientation, gender identity, alcohol use (i.e., average drinks per week), and alcohol-related consequences.
Results: Among individuals who reported alcohol use, CHM reported significantly more drinks per week compared to CHW and SGM. The logistic model of a zero-inflated negative binomial regression indicated that excess zeros in the alcohol-related consequences were more likely among (1) nondrinkers and (2) SGM compared to CHM. The count portion of the model indicated that, among drinkers, there was a positive association between drinks per week and alcohol-related consequences. Estimated alcohol-related consequences per drink were 1.90% higher among CHW than CHM and 2.76% higher among SGM than CHM. Exploratory analyses did not find significant differences in outcomes between cisgender female and male sexual minority students.
Discussion and Conclusion: Findings suggest that although CHW and SGM students consume less alcohol than CHM, these students experience more alcohol-related consequences per drink.
Scientific Significance: This study advances the field's knowledge of alcohol use patterns and consequences among SGM college students. There is a need for alcohol education programming that is tailored to the unique experiences, identities, and minority stressors of SGM college students.
(© 2022 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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