How drinking motives mediate associations between sexual orientation and indicators of alcohol use - a study among young Swiss men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with a minority sexual orientation have consistently been found to face a greater risk of mental health problems and problematic substance use than heterosexual individuals. The present study examined whether differences in alcohol use or alcohol use disorder (AUD) symptoms across the spectrum of sexual orientations could be explained by drinking motives (i.e., enhancement, social, coping and conformity motives).

Method

A non-self-selective sample of non-abstinent, young Swiss men (N = 5,139; mean age = 25.4, SD = 1.25) completed a self-reporting questionnaire on sexual orientation (on a five-point attraction scale: heterosexual, mostly-heterosexual, bisexual, mostly-homosexual, homosexual), drinking motives, alcohol use indicators (e.g., heavy episodi

SUBMITTER: Wicki M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788414 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature