Brian A Feinstein1, Elizabeth R Bird2, Anne M Fairlie3, Christine M Lee3, Debra Kaysen3. 1. Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing and Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. 2. Department of Psychology, University of Washington. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk for alcohol use disorders and related problems. Social context (e.g., where and with whom one drinks) has been identified as an important factor associated with drinking behavior, but little is known about social context among SMW. An improved understanding of social context among SMW has the potential to inform efforts to reduce problematic drinking and its consequences in this high-risk population. METHODS: We examined where and with whom SMW drink in a national sample recruited via social media (N = 1,057). RESULTS: SMW reported more frequent drinking in private locations (compared to public locations), with friends and romantic partners (compared to family members and strangers), and in locations with both heterosexuals and sexual minorities (compared to mostly or exclusively sexual minorities). Additionally, lesbians reported more frequent drinking in bars and in locations with more sexual minorities compared to bisexual women. CONCLUSION: Interventions to reduce problematic drinking among SMW may benefit from addressing social context.
PURPOSE: Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk for alcohol use disorders and related problems. Social context (e.g., where and with whom one drinks) has been identified as an important factor associated with drinking behavior, but little is known about social context among SMW. An improved understanding of social context among SMW has the potential to inform efforts to reduce problematic drinking and its consequences in this high-risk population. METHODS: We examined where and with whom SMW drink in a national sample recruited via social media (N = 1,057). RESULTS: SMW reported more frequent drinking in private locations (compared to public locations), with friends and romantic partners (compared to family members and strangers), and in locations with both heterosexuals and sexual minorities (compared to mostly or exclusively sexual minorities). Additionally, lesbians reported more frequent drinking in bars and in locations with more sexual minorities compared to bisexual women. CONCLUSION: Interventions to reduce problematic drinking among SMW may benefit from addressing social context.
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Keywords:
alcohol; bisexual; drinking; lesbian; sexual minority; social context
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