Fahey Kalina M L, Uhrig Alexandra, Penta Stephanie, Kovacek Karla, Dermody Sarah S
Center for Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 May;73(5):2036-2045. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2025.2510692. Epub 2025 Jun 5.
The current study examined constructs that may buffer effects of minority stress on substance use and mental health in LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+) postsecondary students. Online survey data from 435 LGBTQ+ college students throughout Oregon were used. Structural equation models examining distal minority stress, belonging/support, and their interaction as predictors of substance use (alcohol, cannabis, cigarette, and e-cigarette use) and past 30-day psychological distress in separate models. The only identified significant interaction was between institutional belonging and distal minority stress for the distress outcome, suggesting higher levels of institutional belonging buffered the associations between distal minority stress and distress. Distal minority stress was associated with higher distress scores, and family support and friend support were associated with lower distress scores. Findings highlight how interventions or policies to improve campus climate and social support for LGBTQ+ students could confer benefits to LGBTQ+ students' wellbeing.
本研究考察了一些可能缓冲少数群体压力对LGBTQ+（女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者、酷儿+）高等院校学生物质使用和心理健康影响的因素。研究使用了来自俄勒冈州435名LGBTQ+大学生的在线调查数据。在不同模型中，采用结构方程模型检验远端少数群体压力、归属感/支持及其相互作用，作为物质使用（酒精、大麻、香烟和电子烟使用）和过去30天心理困扰的预测因素。唯一确定的显著相互作用是机构归属感与远端少数群体压力对困扰结果的影响，这表明较高水平的机构归属感缓冲了远端少数群体压力与困扰之间的关联。远端少数群体压力与较高的困扰得分相关，而家庭支持和朋友支持与较低的困扰得分相关。研究结果凸显了改善校园氛围和为LGBTQ+学生提供社会支持的干预措施或政策如何能为LGBTQ+学生的福祉带来益处。
