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Drinking Motives, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Attraction in Youth

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Abstract

Sexual minority youth were found to be more likely to drink alcohol during weekdays compared to heterosexual youth. Drinking during weekdays was associated with consuming alcohol as a coping strategy. Sexual minority youth also more frequently consumed alcohol to eliminate personal worries (coping) and to not be excluded by their peers (conformity). Sexual orientation-related alcohol problems should be addressed at an early stage. Such efforts are likely to be effective if insecurities and stress related to sexual orientation are addressed as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)309-312
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Sex Research
Volume53
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Adaptation, Psychological
  • Alcohol Drinking/psychology
  • Behavior, Addictive/psychology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Minority Groups/psychology
  • Motivation
  • Netherlands
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexuality/psychology
  • Social Conformity
  • Young Adult

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