Reducing the Likelihood of Problem Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, &amp; Bisexual European European-Heritage Teens

Saewyc, Elizabeth; Poon, Colleen S.; Homma, Yuko

doi:10.1037/e515582013-001

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“…Another possible reason may be that a sexual-minority Asian girl experiences multiple layers of stress and oppression due to heterosexism, racism, and sexism (Hahm et al, 2008). In other studies, we have documented higher rates of reported discrimination, verbal harassment, and sexual violence among the general population of sexual minority female teens compared to their sexual minority male peers, both in BC schools and among sexual minority street-involved youth (Saewyc et al, 2007; Saewyc, Skay, Pettingell, et al, 2006; Smith et al, 2007). Although these have not included a focus on Asian adolescents, it is likely that similar gender differences may exist for Asian LGB adolescents.…”

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“…Second, gay or lesbian teens and bisexual teens were combined into one group, partly because of sample sizes. Although compared to heterosexual teens, both gay or lesbian and bisexual teens are frequently more likely to use substances, results have not always shown similar rates of substance use in few studies that disaggregated the two groups (e.g., Russell et al, 2002; Saewyc et al, 2007). Third, our study aggregated East Asian and Southeast Asian adolescents though Asians are heterogeneous with respect to language, religions, and cultural values.…”

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Substance Use and Sexual Orientation among East and Southeast Asian Adolescents in Canada

Homma

Chen

Poon

et al. 2012

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between substance use and sexual orientation among Asian adolescents in Canada. We analyzed an East and Southeast Asian subsample of a province-wide, school-based survey (weighted N = 51,349). Compared to heterosexual adolescents of the same gender, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and mostly heterosexual adolescents were more likely to use alcohol, marijuana, or other illicit drugs. Particularly, sexual minority girls were at increased risk for substance use. The findings suggest the need for substance use prevention interventions that are sensitive to gender, sexual orientation, and culture.

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Substance Use and Sexual Orientation among East and Southeast Asian Adolescents in Canada

Homma

Chen

Poon

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Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

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“…These findings have been corroborated in recent studies in the United Kingdom where non-heterosexual orientation was found to be associated with elevated levels of mental disorders, self-harm and suicidality [9,10]. Few Canadian studies to date have examined associations between sexual orientation and mental health conditions (e.g., suicidality, depression, mood and anxiety disorders) in regional [11] and national [12,13] samples, noting poorer outcomes for LGB respondents.…”

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Sexual orientation and self-reported mood disorder diagnosis among Canadian adults

Pakula

Shoveller

2013

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundThe prevalence and correlates of mood disorders among people who self-identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) are not well understood. Therefore, the current analysis was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and correlates of self-reported mood disorders among a nationally representative sample of Canadian adults (ages 18 to 59 years). Stratified analyses by age and sex were also performed.MethodsUsing data from the 2007–2008 Canadian Community Health Survey, logistic regression techniques were used to determine whether sexual orientation was associated with self-reported mood disorders.ResultsAmong respondents who identified as LGB, 17.1% self-reported having a current mood disorder while 6.9% of heterosexuals reported having a current mood disorder. After adjusting for potential confounders, LGB-respondents remained more likely to report mood disorder as compared to heterosexual respondents (AOR: 2.93; 95% CI: 2.55-3.37). Gay and bisexual males were at elevated odds of reporting mood disorders (3.48; 95% CI: 2.81–4.31), compared to heterosexual males. Young LGB respondents (ages 18–29) had higher odds (3.75; 95% CI: 2.96–4.74), compared to same-age heterosexuals.ConclusionsThese results demonstrate elevated prevalence of mood disorders among LGB survey respondents compared to heterosexual respondents. Interventions and programming are needed to promote the mental health and well being of people who identify as LGB, especially those who belong to particular subgroups (e.g., men who are gay or bisexual; young people who are LGB).

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“…Additionally, by their nature, representative samples also include a far greater proportion of bisexual youth than gay/lesbian youth. Combining these sexual identity groups might then overrepresent the experiences of bisexual youth [39,40]. Furthermore, the small number of LGBTQ respondents obtained within representative samples often precludes studying risk and protective factors because of a lack of statistical power.…”

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Does It Get Better? A Longitudinal Analysis of Psychological Distress and Victimization in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth

Birkett

Newcomb

Mustanski

2015

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose The mental health and victimization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth have garnered media attention with the “It Gets Better Project.” Despite this popular interest, there is an absence of empirical evidence evaluating a possible developmental trajectory in LGBTQ distress and the factors that might influence distress over time. Methods This study used an accelerated longitudinal design and multilevel modeling to examine a racially/ethnically diverse analytic sample of 231 LGBTQ adolescents aged 16–20 years at baseline, across six time points, and over 3.5 years. Results Results indicated that both psychological distress and victimization decreased across adolescence and into early adulthood. Furthermore, time-lagged analyses and mediation analyses suggested that distress was related to prior experiences of victimization, with greater victimization leading to greater distress. Support received from parents, peers, and significant others was negatively correlated with psychological distress in the cross-sectional model but did not reach significance in the time-lagged model. Conclusions Analyses suggest that psychological distress might “get better” when adolescents encounter less victimization and adds to a growing literature indicating that early experiences of stress impact the mental health of LGBTQ youth.

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Reducing the Likelihood of Problem Substance Use Among Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual European European-Heritage Teens

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Substance Use and Sexual Orientation among East and Southeast Asian Adolescents in Canada

Substance Use and Sexual Orientation among East and Southeast Asian Adolescents in Canada

Sexual orientation and self-reported mood disorder diagnosis among Canadian adults

Does It Get Better? A Longitudinal Analysis of Psychological Distress and Victimization in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth

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