Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(11):1367-1376. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2023.2223268. Epub 2023 Jun 14.
: Alcohol-related difficulties are a significant public health concern in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual, and people with other sexual orientations and forms of gender identity (LGBTQIA+) communities. Considering these concerns, there is a strong push to develop affirming and strength-based prevention efforts. Unfortunately, such efforts are undermined by the lack of protective LGBTQIA + models for alcohol misuse. To this end, the purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether savoring, the ability to create, maintain, and prolong positive emotions, meets basic criteria for a protective factor for alcohol misuse in a sample of LGBTQIA + adults. : The sample was comprised of 226 LGBTQIA + adults who completed an online survey. : Results indicated that savoring was inversely related to alcohol misuse. In addition, the relationship between minority stress and alcohol misuse varied as a function of savoring; at high levels of savoring (a score of 136.63 on the Savoring Beliefs Inventory), the relationship between minority stress and alcohol misuse was non-significant. : In combination, these findings offer preliminary support for savoring as a protective factor for alcohol misuse among different LGBTQIA + communities. However, longitudinal and experimental research is needed to solidify the role of savoring in minimizing alcohol-related problems in this population.
: 与酒精相关的问题是女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、疑问、间性人、无性恋和其他性取向和性别认同者（LGBTQIA+）群体中的一个重大公共卫生关注点。考虑到这些问题，强烈推动开展肯定和基于优势的预防工作。不幸的是，这些努力因缺乏针对酒精滥用的保护性 LGBTQIA+模型而受到破坏。为此，本研究的目的是评估在 LGBTQIA+成年人样本中，品味（创造、维持和延长积极情绪的能力）是否符合酒精滥用保护因素的基本标准。: 该样本由 226 名 LGBTQIA+成年人组成，他们完成了一项在线调查。: 结果表明，品味与酒精滥用呈负相关。此外，少数群体压力与酒精滥用之间的关系因品味而异；在品味较高（品味信念量表得分为 136.63）时，少数群体压力与酒精滥用之间的关系不显著。: 综上所述，这些发现初步支持了品味作为不同 LGBTQIA+群体中酒精滥用保护因素的作用。然而，需要进行纵向和实验研究来巩固品味在减少该人群中与酒精相关问题方面的作用。
