The Prospective Association of Internalized Sexual Prejudice during Adolescence with Binge Drinking, Smoking, and Disordered Weight Control Behaviors in Adulthood.

Autor: Solazzo, Alexa L., Tabaac, Ariella R., Gordon, Allegra R., Rosario, Margaret, Austin, S. Bryn, Charlton, Brittany M.
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Zdroj: Journal of Bisexuality; Oct-Dec2020, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p383-399, 17p, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: Prior research shows the importance of internalized sexual prejudice and participation in health indicators for sexual minority people, yet no research has used prospective measures or differentiated sexual minority groups. Data come from the longitudinal cohort study Growing Up Today Study 1 (N = 6,606), limited to participants who provided information on internalized sexual prejudice in adolescence and health indicators in adulthood. Completely heterosexual women with same-sex partners and mostly heterosexual women who reported high internalized sexual prejudice during their adolescence were more likely to binge drink during adulthood than completely heterosexual women with no same-sex partners. Similar patterns existed for mostly heterosexual and lesbian women when predicting smoking. Sexual orientation-related disparities in binge drinking smoking were largest for women with high internalized sexual prejudice who identify as completely heterosexual women with same-sex partners and mostly heterosexual women–groups that may have lower levels of connectedness to the buffering effects of sexual minority communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index