Emotional Distress, Alcohol Use, and Bidirectional Partner Violence Among Lesbian Women

Lewis, Robin J.; Padilla, Miguel A.; Milletich, Robert J.; Kelley, Michelle L.; Winstead, Barbara A.; Lau‐Barraco, Cathy; Mason, Tyler B.

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“…Women who were in a romantic relationship with another woman were recruited as part of a larger project that examined sexual minority stress, alcohol use, and intimate partner violence. Findings associated with intimate partner violence and discrepant alcohol use among lesbian women gleaned from this dataset have been reported elsewhere (Kelley, Lewis, & Mason, 2015; Lewis et al, 2015; Lewis, Mason, Winstead, & Kelley, 2016). …”

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Pathways to Hazardous Drinking Among Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Lesbian Women

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

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Lesbian women engage in more hazardous drinking than heterosexual women yet we know relatively little about what explains this disparity. In the present study, race, socioeconomic status, minority stress, general psychological processes and distress were examined as pathways to hazardous drinking among young (18-35 years) Black and non-Hispanic White lesbian women. We used the psychological mediation framework adaptation of minority stress theory and the reserve capacity model as theoretical underpinnings of the conceptual model in the current study. Self-identified lesbian participants (N= 867) completed a one-time online survey that assessed race, socioeconomic status, perceived sexual minority discrimination, proximal minority stress (concealment, internalized homophobia, lack of connection to lesbian community), rumination, social isolation, psychological distress, drinking to cope, and hazardous drinking. Cross-sectional results demonstrated that being Black was associated with hazardous drinking via sequential mediators of rumination, psychological distress, and drinking to cope. Socioeconomic status was associated with hazardous drinking via sequential mediators of sexual minority discrimination, proximal minority stress, rumination, social isolation, psychological distress, and drinking to cope. Understanding these pathways can aid researchers and clinicians studying and working with lesbians who are at risk for hazardous drinking.

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Pathways to Hazardous Drinking Among Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Lesbian Women

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Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…Lewis and colleagues [122][123][124] are among the few researchers who have examined associations between hazardous drinking and IPV among SMW. Among this group's findings are that (1) hazardous drinking among lesbian women was significantly associated with physical IPV; (2) greater emotional distress was associated with increased drinking to cope, which was in turn associated with a higher number of maximum drinks, which predicted increased likelihood of bi-directional partner violence; and (3) lesbian women who reported discrepant alcohol use between themselves and their partners also reported poorer relationship quality after controlling for psychological and physical aggression.…”

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Research on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among sexual minority women: A global scoping review

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Until the 1980s, the limited research on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among sexual minority women (SMW) focused on alcohol and used samples recruited from gay bars, resulting in inflated estimates of hazardous drinking. Over the past several decades the number of AOD studies with SMW has increased dramatically. To characterize this literature, we conducted a scoping review to answer the following questions: What do we know, and what are the gaps in research about AOD use among SMW? We searched multiple electronic databases (Medline [PubMed], CINAHL, PsycInfo, and Web of Science) for peerreviewed research articles about AOD use among adult SMW published between January 1, 2000 and May 31, 2017. After duplicates were removed the search identified 4,204 articles. We reviewed the titles and abstracts and removed articles that did not meet inclusion criteria. We used full-text review of the remaining 229 articles to make a final determination regarding inclusion and we retained 181 articles for review. Although the quantity of AOD research with SMW has grown substantially, the great majority of studies have been conducted in the United States (US) and most focus on hazardous drinking; relatively little research has focused on other drugs. In addition, although there has been marked improvement in theories and methods used in this research, many gaps and limitations remain. Examples are the lack of longitudinal research; reliance on samples that tend to over-represent white, well-educated, and relatively young women; sparse attention to mechanisms underlying the disproportionately high rates of AOD use among SMW; and the absence of intervention research. In general, more high-quality research on SMW's use of AODs is needed, but gaps and limitations are particularly large in non-western countries. Addressing these research gaps and limitations is essential for providing information that can be used to develop more effective prevention and early intervention strategies, as well as for informing policies that can help to reduce risky drinking and drug misuse among SMW.

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“…Higher levels of minority stress increase the risk of multiple adverse psychological and physical health outcomes such as depression, anger, physical symptomology, and unhealthy behaviors such as heavy alcohol use (Hatzenbuehler & Pachankis, 2016; Herek & Garnets, 2007; Hughes, 2011; Keyes et al, 2012; Lewis, Kholodkov, & Derlega, 2012). Although there is a great deal of literature demonstrating that close, intimate relationships are protective against stress-related health problems in the general population, very little research has focused on same-sex female intimate relationships, particularly whether such relationships may protect against hazardous alcohol use (Lewis et al, 2015; Reczek, Liu, & Spiker, 2014).…”

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Relationship status and drinking-related outcomes in a community sample of lesbian and bisexual women

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Although marriage tends to be protective against hazardous drinking among women in the general population, few studies have compared drinking rates, levels, or problems based on relationship status among sexual minority women (SMW; lesbian, bisexual). We examined associations between relationship status (committed relationship/cohabiting; committed/not cohabiting; single) and past-year drinking outcomes using data from a diverse sample of 696 SMW interviewed in wave 3 of the 17-year longitudinal Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study. The mean age of SMW in the sample was 40.01 (SD = 14.15; range 18–82). A little more than one-third (37%) of the sample was white, 36% was African American, and 23% Latina; 4% reported another or multi- race/ethnicity. Compared to SMW in committed cohabiting relationships, single SMW were significantly more likely to be heavy drinkers. SMW in committed non-cohabiting relationships were more likely to report alcohol-related problem consequences, and both single SMW and those in committed non-cohabiting relationships were more likely to report one or more symptoms of potential alcohol dependence. Findings underscore the importance of exploring relationship factors that may influence drinking and drinking-related problems among SMW.

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Emotional Distress, Alcohol Use, and Bidirectional Partner Violence Among Lesbian Women

Cited by 42 publications

References 78 publications

Pathways to Hazardous Drinking Among Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Lesbian Women

Pathways to Hazardous Drinking Among Racially and Socioeconomically Diverse Lesbian Women

Research on alcohol and other drug (AOD) use among sexual minority women: A global scoping review

Relationship status and drinking-related outcomes in a community sample of lesbian and bisexual women

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