Article de Périodique
Adolescent same-sex romantic attractions and relationship: implications for substance use and abuse (2002)
Auteur(s) :
RUSSEL S. T. ;
DRISCOLL, A. K. ;
TRUONG N.
Année
2002
Page(s) :
198-202
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
15
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
SEXE
;
ENQUETE
;
STYLE DE VIE
;
HSH
;
POPULATION A RISQUE
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
OBJECTIVES: Nationally representative data were used to examine associations of romantic attractions and relationships with substance use and abuse. METHODS: Data from the Add Health Study were examined. Youths reporting same-sex and both-sex romantic attractions and relationships were compared with those reporting opposite-sex attractions. Survey regression and logistic regression were used to control for sample design effects. RESULTS: In the case of certain outcomes, romantic attraction affected males differently than females. Youths with both-sex attractions were at a somewhat higher risk for substance use and abuse than were heterosexual youths; females with same-sex attractions were also at higher risk for some outcomes. Sexual-minority youths varied little from heterosexual youths in regard to trajectories of substance use and abuse. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between youths with only same-sex attractions and those with both-sex attractions. These findings also call into question previous findings indicating that sexual-minority youths are automatically "at risk."
Affiliation :
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
Abonnement
Historique