Experiences of Discrimination, Mental Health, and Substance Use among Bisexual Young Adults

IF 1.8 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Bisexuality Pub Date : 2022-09-07 DOI:10.1080/15299716.2022.2116514

S. Smout, E. Benotsch

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Abstract

Abstract Research suggests that experiences of anti-bisexual discrimination, otherwise known as biphobia, contributes to increased risk for mental health and substance use problems for bisexual individuals. The current study assessed whether experiences of biphobia predicted reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression as well as substance use. Data from 226 bisexual participants (ages 21–35) were collected online from March 2019 until August 2019. Results from two linear regressions indicated that experiences of biphobia significantly correlated with scores on depression and anxiety measures. Five binary logistic regressions were performed to assess whether experiences of biphobia predicted past 3 month alcohol use, nicotine use, cannabis use, and non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) after controlling for demographic variables. Biphobia significantly predicted the use of alcohol, nicotine, and non-medical use of all four classes of prescription drugs. Findings suggest that for young, bisexual adults, experiences of biphobia may substantially influence their mental and physical well-being.

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双性恋青年的歧视、心理健康和药物使用经历

摘要研究表明，反双性恋歧视的经历，也被称为双性恋恐惧症，会增加双性恋者心理健康和物质使用问题的风险。目前的研究评估了双恐惧症的经历是否预示着焦虑和抑郁症状以及药物使用的报告。从2019年3月到2019年8月，226名双性恋参与者（年龄21-35岁）的数据在网上收集。两个线性回归的结果表明，双恐惧症的经历与抑郁和焦虑测量的得分显著相关。进行了五个二元逻辑回归，以评估双恐惧症的经历是否预测了过去3年在控制人口统计学变量后，每月饮酒、尼古丁使用、大麻使用和非医疗处方药使用（NMUPD）。双相恐惧症显著预测了酒精、尼古丁和所有四类处方药的非医疗使用。研究结果表明，对于年轻的双性恋成年人来说，双性恋恐惧症的经历可能会对他们的身心健康产生重大影响。

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Journal of Bisexuality SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-

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