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Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey

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Drabble, Laurie, Trocki, Karen F., Klinger, Jamie L.·2016·Drug and Alcohol Dependence
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.022PMC PMC4792700
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Objective Despite research documenting disparities in risk for alcohol-related problems among sexual minority women, few studies explore potential protective factors within this population. This study examines how religiosity may function as a protective or risk factor for alcohol-problems or other substance use among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals.Method Data from 11,169 women who responded to sexual identity and sexual behavior questions from three population-based National Alcohol Survey waves (2000, 2005, 2010) were utilized for analyses of religiosity in relation to lifetime drinking, past year hazardous drinking, and past year drug use.Results Religiosity was significantly greater among exclusively heterosexual women compared to all sexual minority groups (lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual women who report same sex partners). Lesbians reported the lowest rates of affiliation with religions/denominations discouraging alcohol use. Past year hazardous drinking and use of any illicit drugs were significantly lower among exclusively heterosexual women compared to all sexual minority groups. High religiosity was associated with lifetime alcohol abstention and was found to be protective against hazardous drinking and drug use among both sexual minority and heterosexual women. Reporting religious norms unfavorable to drinking was protective against hazardous drinking among exclusively heterosexual women but not sexual minority women.Conclusions Findings reveal the importance of considering sexual minority status in evaluation of religion or spirituality as protective among women. Future studies should explore religiosity in the context of other individual and environmental factors, such as positive identity development and community-level acceptance, which may be salient to resiliency among sexual minorities.

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Authors
Drabble, L., Trocki, K. F., & Klinger, J. L.
Affiliations
  • San Jose State University (US)
  • Public Health Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Drabble, Laurie
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Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-04
Volume
161
Pages
127-134
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.01.022
PMC
PMC4792700
OpenAlex
W2261032123
Cited by
60
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60
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FWCI
9.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • San José State University ScholarWorks (San Jose State University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute On Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (R01DA036606)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (P50 AA05595)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
Keywords
religiosity, sexual minority women, hazardous drinking, illicit drug use, alcohol consumption, protective factors, lesbians, bisexual women, heterosexual women, religious norms, substance use disparities
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Middle Aged, Minority Groups, Risk Factors, Sexual Behavior, United States, Substance-Related Disorders, Heterosexuality, Spirituality, Young Adult, Protective Factors

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