4.4 Article

Risk factors for elevations in substance use and consequences during the COVID-19 pandemic among sexual and gender minorities assigned female at birth

Related references

Note: Only part of the references are listed.
Article Psychology

Associations Between Drinking Contexts, Minority Stress, and Problematic Alcohol Use Among Sexual Minority Individuals Assigned Female at Birth

Christina Dyar et al.

Summary: This study identified four subgroups of sexual minority individuals assigned female at birth based on their drinking contexts. Individuals who drank in multiple settings were more likely to experience problematic alcohol use at the same time point and six months later. However, drinking context did not predict subsequent changes in problematic alcohol use. This study highlights the importance of further research on the associations between drinking contexts and problematic alcohol use, and provides guidance for interventions targeting sexual minority individuals assigned female at birth.

PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER DIVERSITY (2023)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Evidence of Social and Structural COVID-19 Disparities by Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Race/Ethnicity in an Urban Environment

Megan M. Ruprecht et al.

Summary: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted marginalized populations in Chicago, particularly Black, Latinx, sexual minority, and gender minority groups. These groups experienced disparities in exposure, susceptibility, treatment access, and psychosocial effects of the pandemic. Greater focus must be placed on health equity and providing resources to alleviate the burden of COVID-19 on these vulnerable populations.

JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE (2021)

Article Substance Abuse

Changes in Alcohol Use and Drinking Context due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multimethod Study of College Student Drinkers

Kristina M. Jackson et al.

Summary: The study found that the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in drinking frequency among college students, but a decrease in quantity, heavy drinking, and drunkenness. There were significant changes in drinking contexts, shifting from drinking with friends and roommates to drinking with family. Decreases in drinking were attributed to reduced social opportunities and settings, while increases were linked to having more time and boredom.

ALCOHOL-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH (2021)

Article Substance Abuse

Changes in alcohol use since the onset of COVID-19 are associated with psychological distress among sexual and gender minority university students in the U.S

John P. Salerno et al.

Summary: This study examined the association between changes in alcohol use and mental distress among SGM university students during COVID-19, finding that most participants experienced relatively high levels of psychological distress and roughly 32% increased their alcohol use since the start of the pandemic. The increased alcohol use was associated with higher psychological distress, especially among females.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE (2021)

Article Psychology, Developmental

Changes in Young Adults' Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Norms, and Motives From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Scott Graupensperger et al.

Summary: Young adults increased alcohol use frequency but decreased amount consumed per occasion during the COVID-19 pandemic. They perceived peers to engage in heavier alcohol and marijuana use than before the pandemic. Motives for alcohol and marijuana use may have changed during the pandemic.

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH (2021)

Article Psychiatry

Psychiatric impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on US sexual and gender minority young adults

Kanika Kamal et al.

Summary: During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, a cross-sectional study found that SGM young people experienced significantly worse mental health outcomes compared to non-SGM, even when accounting for factors like family support, discrimination, and pre-existing mental health conditions. The study suggests that the pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental health of SGM individuals and that traditional minority stress factors cannot fully explain this impact.

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH (2021)

Article Substance Abuse

Decrease in prevalence but increase in frequency of non-marijuana drug use following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in a large cohort of young men who have sex with men and young transgender women

Patrick Janulis et al.

Summary: This study examined the changes in marijuana and non-marijuana drug use among YMSM-YTW following the onset of the pandemic. Results indicated no significant change in marijuana use, but a decrease in non-marijuana drug use prevalence and a slight increase in frequency among those who continued to use these substances.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE (2021)

Article Psychology, Multidisciplinary

Understanding the Power of Social Media during COVID-19: Forming Social Norms for Drinking among Sexual Minority Gender Expansive College Women

Alison Cerezo et al.

Summary: This study utilized focus groups to explore how sexual minority college women engage with social media to connect with peers and learn about COVID-19, and found that during shelter-in-place, there was an increase in engagement with social media for community and alcohol-related content as a way to combat isolation, boredom, and the general stress of coping with COVID-19.

JOURNAL OF HOMOSEXUALITY (2021)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Sexual Orientation Disparities in Substance Use: Investigating Social Stress Mechanisms in a National Sample

Evan A. Krueger et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (2020)

Letter Emergency Medicine

Alarming trends in US domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic

Brad Boserup et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2020)

Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Changes in Adult Alcohol Use and Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US

Michael S. Pollard et al.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2020)

Article Psychology, Clinical

Solitary drinking is associated with specific alcohol problems in emerging adults

Matthew T. Keough et al.

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS (2018)

Article Psychology, Clinical

Friends in low places: The impact of locations and companions on 21st birthday drinking

Lindsey M. Rodriguez et al.

ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS (2016)

Review Psychiatry

Interventions to reduce intimate partner violence perpetration among people with substance use disorders

Caroline J. Easton et al.

INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY (2016)

Article Substance Abuse

Solitary cannabis use in adolescence as a correlate and predictor of cannabis problems

Kasey G. Creswell et al.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE (2015)

Article Criminology & Penology

Substance Use as a Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Violence Overlap: Generational Differences Among Hispanic Young Adults

Wesley G. Jennings et al.

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE REVIEW (2012)

Article Social Work

Sexual-Minority Women and Alcohol: Intersections Between Drinking, Relational Contexts, Stress, and Coping

Megan Condit et al.

JOURNAL OF GAY & LESBIAN SOCIAL SERVICES (2011)

Article Substance Abuse

Romantic Relationship Status Changes and Substance Use Among 18-to 20-Year-Olds

Charles B. Fleming et al.

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS (2010)

Article Substance Abuse

Development and Preliminary Validation of a Comprehensive Marijuana Motives Questionnaire

Christine M. Lee et al.

JOURNAL OF STUDIES ON ALCOHOL AND DRUGS (2009)

Article Substance Abuse

Predictors of marijuana use among married couples: The influence of one's spouse

Gregory G. Homish et al.

DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE (2007)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Spousal influence on smoking behaviors in a US community sample of newly married couples

GG Homish et al.

SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE (2005)