Sexual Minority Female Youth and Substance Use Disparities across Development

Autor/inn/en	Dermody, Sarah S.; McGinley, James; Eckstrand, Kristin; Marshal, Michael P.
Titel	Sexual Minority Female Youth and Substance Use Disparities across Development
Quelle	In: Journal of LGBT Youth, 17 (2020) 2, S.214-229 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1936-1653
DOI	10.1080/19361653.2019.1598313
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Females; LGBTQ People; Sexual Orientation; Ethnic Groups; Minority Groups; Homosexuality; Substance Abuse; At Risk Persons; Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Weibliches Geschlecht; Sexuelle Orientierung; Ethnie; Ethnische Minderheit; Homosexualität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Risikogruppe
Abstract	Objectives: To estimate individual and group trajectories of substance use among heterosexual and sexual minority adolescent females (SMFs) and evaluate longitudinal substance use disparities. Methods: Annual self-reported substance use data (frequency of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use) across ages 13-20 years were used to estimate individual and group trajectories using the Pittsburgh Girls Study--a large population-based study of urban-living adolescents. Participants were 2263 females (ages 13-16 years at baseline of current analysis) who were 60% racial/ethnic minority, and 17% sexual minority (lesbian or bisexual). Multilevel models compared SMF versus heterosexual differences in substance use over time controlling for race, single parent status, public assistance status, and caregivers' low education status. Results: SMFs reported higher frequencies of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use across the entire age continuum. SMFs demonstrated more rapid escalations in substance use during early adolescence resulting in larger substance use disparities by the time they reached emerging adulthood. Conclusions: Early adolescence is a critical period of risk for increases in substance use among SMFs. Early intervention and prevention efforts may help reduce the rapid escalation in substance use and decrease substance use disparities over time. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01