Feinstein Brian A, Bird Elizabeth R, Fairlie Anne M, Lee Christine M, Kaysen Debra
Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing and Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University.
Department of Psychology, University of Washington.
J Gay Lesbian Ment Health. 2017;21(4):316-326. doi: 10.1080/19359705.2017.1353472. Epub 2017 Aug 10.
Sexual minority women (SMW) are at increased risk for alcohol use disorders and related problems. Social context (e.g., where and with whom one drinks) has been identified as an important factor associated with drinking behavior, but little is known about social context among SMW. An improved understanding of social context among SMW has the potential to inform efforts to reduce problematic drinking and its consequences in this high-risk population.
We examined where and with whom SMW drink in a national sample recruited via social media ( = 1,057).
SMW reported more frequent drinking in private locations (compared to public locations), with friends and romantic partners (compared to family members and strangers), and in locations with both heterosexuals and sexual minorities (compared to mostly or exclusively sexual minorities). Additionally, lesbians reported more frequent drinking in bars and in locations with more sexual minorities compared to bisexual women.
Interventions to reduce problematic drinking among SMW may benefit from addressing social context.
性少数群体女性（SMW）患酒精使用障碍及相关问题的风险增加。社会环境（例如，在哪里饮酒以及与谁一起饮酒）已被确定为与饮酒行为相关的一个重要因素，但对于性少数群体女性的社会环境了解甚少。更好地了解性少数群体女性的社会环境有可能为减少这一高危人群中存在问题的饮酒行为及其后果的努力提供信息。
我们在通过社交媒体招募的全国样本（n = 1057）中研究了性少数群体女性在哪里饮酒以及与谁一起饮酒。
性少数群体女性报告在私人场所（与公共场所相比）、与朋友和恋爱伴侣（与家庭成员和陌生人相比）以及在既有异性恋者又有性少数群体的场所（与主要或完全是性少数群体的场所相比）饮酒更为频繁。此外，与双性恋女性相比，女同性恋者报告在酒吧和性少数群体更多的场所饮酒更为频繁。
减少性少数群体女性中存在问题的饮酒行为的干预措施可能会受益于针对社会环境的干预。
