State LGBTQ policies and binge drinking among sexual minority youth in the US: a multilevel analysis

Chien, Yung-Shin; Schwartz, Gabriel; Huang, Lüping; Kawachi, Ichiro

doi:10.1007/s00127-021-02119-4

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“…Poverty and homelessness likely then put LGBTQ people at higher risk of police contact, given the criminalization of homelessness ( Dholakia and Jersey, 2022 ; Herring et al, 2019 ; The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty and The National Coalition for the Homeless, 2009 ), extralegal survival work (e.g., sex work ( North and Vox, 2019 )), and poverty itself ( Collins, 2007 ; Edelman, 2017 ; Harvard Criminal Justice Policy Program and Human Rights Watch, 2017 ). Meanwhile, daily and life course experiences of discrimination, as well as structural homophobia in the form of second-class legal status under state and federal law, have been shown to drive “minority stress,” poor mental health, and adoption of criminalized coping behaviors, such as underage drinking or illicit drug use ( Cabaj, 2000 ; Chien et al, 2022 ; English et al, 2022 ; Lehavot & Simoni, 2011 ; McCabe et al, 2010 ; Moody et al, 2018 ; Prairie et al, 2022 ; Raifman et al, 2017 ; Weber, 2008 ). This is compounded by alcohol and tobacco companies’ ongoing history of targeting LGBTQ people in their marketing ( Elliott, 2011 ; Glissmeyer et al, 2018 ; Horgos, 2019 ; Spivey et al, 2018 ; Tufft, 2015 ).…”

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“…Cisgender bisexual women compare only to trans people in their levels of poverty across gender and sexual orientation, at nearly 3 in 10, with poverty rates and pay gaps being especially severe for Black and Latina LGBTQ women—especially, trans women. Some evidence suggests girls' substance use may also be more responsive to structural oppression, e.g., in the form of anti-LGBTQ state policies ( Chien et al, 2022 ). In terms of interpersonal homophobia from police and other authority figures, enforcement of hegemonic femininity presentation is part of the founding origins of the US criminal legal system for women: many women's prisons were explicitly created to provide “moral training” to turn deviant, particularly white, women into proper “wives, mothers, and educators of children” ( Ryan, 2022 ) and punish Black women for supposed innate promiscuity ( Gross, 2015 ).…”

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Policing sexuality: Sexual minority youth, police contact, and health inequity

Schwartz¹,

Jahn²,

Geller³

2022

SSM - Population Health

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Policing sexuality: Sexual minority youth, police contact, and health inequity

Schwartz¹,

Jahn²,

Geller³

2022

SSM - Population Health

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“…We found four articles regarding regional legislation on support for sexual minorities. An increase in the support and/or protection of sexual minorities at the legislative level in the region was associated with a decrease in the likelihood of binge drinking among LGBT people, both youths [77] and those in the general sample [78]. For the latter, the availability of regional laws against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was associated with a reduced likelihood of binge drinking among women [53].…”

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Relationship between Characteristics of Large National Regions and Individual Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review

Maksimov¹,

Danilchenko²,

Tsygankova³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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The goal of our article was to systematize studies that investigated the impact of living conditions in large national regions on individual alcohol consumption. We sought publications on the research topic in PubMed, Google Scholar, OpenGrey, Crossref and eLibrary databases from the moment they were created until December 31, 2021. After removal of duplicates and unsuitable publications, and full-text review of remaining published sources, the final sample included 81 publications. The majority of ultimately selected papers were published after 2010, represented the United States of America, and considered samples of children and youths, either the younger population or the general adult population. High quality was characteristic for 19 studies, while satisfactory quality was exhibited by 46 publications. The most consistent associations with individual alcohol consumption were revealed for the legislative environment (especially for integral scales and indices), alcohol pricing policy, the prevalence of alcohol consumption and binge drinking in the population, and unemployment rate. Among the shortcomings of the reviewed articles, we should mention the prevailing assessment of the impact of only one type of regional characteristics, as well as the lack of studies analyzing the interaction of environmental influence at the territorial level of different scales. Protocol PROSPERO CRD42021234874.

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“…[2][3][4][5] Due to intertwined structural and interpersonal factors, LGBTQþ individuals are more likely to struggle with mental health issues, exhibit negative coping behaviors such as binge drinking, and are more likely to commit suicide than cisgender, heterosexual individuals. 2,3 Within the cancer context, recent studies have shown that LGBTQþ populations experience an increased prevalence of specific cancers, face stigma during treatment, and often feel they have to "turn off their queerness" to receive high quality cancer care. 4,6 However, published findings regarding mental health outcomes among LGBTQþ cancer survivors have been more mixed.…”

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The impact of employment loss on mentally unhealthy days among LGBTQ+ cancer survivors during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Findings from the OUT National Survey

Waters,

Lyerly,

Scout

et al. 2023

Psycho-Oncology

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ObjectiveLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and all other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) populations made up 7.1% of the US population in 2021. LGBTQ+ cancer survivors face a variety of economic and mental health disparities; however, the determinants of poor mental health among LGBTQ+ cancer survivors are understudied.MethodsThis analysis utilized the OUT National Survey which consists of N = 2233 LGBTQ+ cancer survivors (complete cases). Multivariable negative binomial and logit regression models were used to generate predicted values, predicted probabilities, and average marginal effects (AME) to assess the association between COVID‐19 related employment loss and mentally unhealthy days (MUDs) and frequent mental distress among LGBTQ+ cancer survivors. Predicted values and marginal effects were generated with interaction terms (demographics interacted with employment loss) to explore the heterogeneity of the effect of employment loss among LGBTQ+ sub‐populations.ResultsIn bivariate analyses employment loss was associated with a higher number of MUDs (10.3, SD = 9.9 vs. 8.4, SD = 9.6; p‐value<0.001) and frequent mental distress (34% vs. 26%; p‐value = 0.001). AME from a multivariable negative binomial model revealed that employment loss was associated with 1.42 more MUDs (95%CI: 0.33–2.86). Demographic factors such as some sexual orientations, cis‐female and non‐binary gender, younger age, and a current cancer diagnosis were also associated with significant expected increases in the number of MUDs. When assessing the heterogeneity of the effect of employment loss some sub‐populations experienced changes in the number of MUDs that pushed them over the threshold of frequent mental distress while others did not. Furthermore, identifying with multiple sexual orientations (AME: 0.19, 95%CI: 0.11–0.27), cis‐female and non‐binary genders (AME: 0.07, 95%CI: 0.2–0.12; AME: 0.18, 95%CI: 0.07–0.28), American Indian and Alaska Native race (AME: 0.17, 95%CI: 0.03–0.31), and a current cancer diagnosis (AME: 0.14, 95%CI: 0.09–0.19) were associated with an increase in the probability of experiencing frequent mental distress.ConclusionsCOVID‐19 related employment loss negatively impacted the mental health of LGBTQ+ cancer survivors. LGBTQ+ specific supportive services as well as equity‐based employment and income interventions are needed.

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State LGBTQ policies and binge drinking among sexual minority youth in the US: a multilevel analysis

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

Policing sexuality: Sexual minority youth, police contact, and health inequity

Policing sexuality: Sexual minority youth, police contact, and health inequity

Relationship between Characteristics of Large National Regions and Individual Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review

The impact of employment loss on mentally unhealthy days among LGBTQ+ cancer survivors during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Findings from the OUT National Survey

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