Multiple diverse drinking trajectories among sexual minority women: Unique and joint prediction by minority stress and social influence risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual minority populations are at heightened risk for alcohol use disorders compared to heterosexual populations, and these disparities are particularly pronounced for sexual minority women (SMW). Little research has examined the diversity of drinking trajectories among sexual minorities, despite evidence that such trajectories have high predictive utility and are useful in understanding how risk factors may be uniquely associated with specific trajectories.

Method

We utilized four waves of data (12 months between waves) from a sample of 1,057 SMW ages 18-25 at Wave 1. The goals were to (a) identify multiple distinct trajectories of alcohol use; (b) examine the predictive utility of these trajectories; and (c) test associations between minority stress (e.g., disc

SUBMITTER: Dyar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8982112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature