Alcohol Use and Suicidality by Sexual Orientation Among U.S. Youth, 2009-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Alcohol use and suicidality remain serious risks for U.S. youth. Research has established that disparities exist in these outcomes between heterosexual and sexual minority youth. However, research into the associations between alcohol use and suicidality has yet to consider the differential role of sexual orientation.

Methods

Using a pooled, diverse sample from the 2009-2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, associations of alcohol use and suicidality by sex and sexual orientation, and changes in these outcomes over time, were investigated. Analyses were conducted in 2019.

Results

Suicidality was highest among nonheterosexuals, who ranged from twofold to sevenfold higher odds to report suicidality across all time points, with the most striking disparities among

SUBMITTER: Phillips GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature