Sexual orientation and alcohol problem use among UK adolescents: an indirect link through depressed mood.
Background and Aims Sexual minority adolescents are more likely to engage in alcohol use than their heterosexual counterparts; however, the underlying reasons remain unclear and longitudinal research is limited. Owing to evidence that this group also experiences greater depressive symptoms than thei...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 109; no. 7; pp. 1072 - 1081 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jul2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103956193&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103956193 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652140 AIO jtl: Addiction issn: 09652140 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jul2014 vid: 109 iid: 7 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 103956193 96362718 10.1111/add.12528 NLM24612217 103956193 ppf: 1072 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Sexual orientation and alcohol problem use among UK adolescents: an indirect link through depressed mood. aug: au: Pesola, Francesca Shelton, Katherine H. Bree, Marianne B. M. affil: Institute of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University sug: subj: Homosexuality Alcohol Abuse Psychosocial Factors Adolescent Behavior Depression Human United Kingdom Descriptive Statistics Female Male Adolescence Structural Equation Modeling Questionnaires Confidence Intervals Prospective Studies Data Analysis Software Sex Factors Chi Square Test Regression Funding Source Adolescent: 13-18 years Female Male ab: Background and Aims Sexual minority adolescents are more likely to engage in alcohol use than their heterosexual counterparts; however, the underlying reasons remain unclear and longitudinal research is limited. Owing to evidence that this group also experiences greater depressive symptoms than their peers, we aimed to (i) assess to what extent depressed mood explains the increased likelihood of engaging in alcohol use among sexual minority adolescents, and (ii) explore potential gender-specific patterns. Design Structural equation modelling was used to test the indirect relationship between sexual orientation and alcohol use through depressed mood, with heterosexuals as the reference group. Settings and Participants A total of 3710 adolescents (12% sexual minority), from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ( ALSPAC) study, assessed between the ages of 15 and 18 years. Measurements Sexual orientation was assessed at age 15, while alcohol use was measured using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test ( AUDIT) at age 18. Depressed mood was indexed by the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire ( SMFQ) at age 16. Findings Sexual minority adolescents were more likely to engage in alcohol problem use compared to their heterosexual counterparts [ Btotal = 0.12, 95%confidence interval ( CI) = 0.04-0.20, P = 0.003]. Depressed mood explained 21% of the link between sexual orientation and alcohol use after adjustment for covariates and earlier measures ( Z = 3.2, P = 0.001). No gender differences were observed. Conclusions A higher prevalence of alcohol problem use in adolescents who are gay, lesbian or bisexual is partly explained by increased rates of depression in this group. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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