{"title":"Event-level contextual and motivational risk factors for cannabis use: Evidence for differing associations based on individual-level patterns of cannabis use among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals.","authors":"Christina Dyar, Brian A Feinstein","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000645","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000645","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few studies have examined event-level contextual and motivational risk factors for cannabis use (CU) among sexual minority women and gender diverse individuals (SMWGD). While existing studies assume the same risk factors are relevant for all individuals regardless of their pattern of CU, this study tests two theories proposing variation in associations between event-level risk factors and CU based on individual-level characteristics, including an individual's typical CU frequency (Koob & Volkow, 2010) and how often they use for different reasons and in different contexts (Creswell, 2021). We used an EMA study of CU among SMWGD to examine: 1) unmoderated event-level associations between contexts and motives for use and CU outcomes (e.g., intoxication, consequences); and 2) whether these event-level associations (e.g., daily motives predicting same-day CU outcome) varied by individual-level characteristics, including typical frequency and how often an individual uses for different reasons and in different contexts (e.g., proportion of CU days with coping motives). When an individual reported social, enhancement, or coping motives on a given occasion, they reported higher cannabis consumption. Further, using in both social and solitary settings during the same period (e.g., an evening) was associated with higher consumption than using in only social or solitary settings. Several moderators were identified. For example, coping motives more strongly predicted intoxication for individuals who tended to endorse coping motives more often. Some event-level risk factors may differentially impact CU as a function of individual-level CU patterns. Findings can help to inform the development of CU interventions for SMWGD.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"86-98"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11906180/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48991250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eric Julian Manalastas, Helena S Blumenau, Brian A Feinstein
{"title":"Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Bisexual People and Bisexuality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Eric Julian Manalastas, Helena S Blumenau, Brian A Feinstein","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000624","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000624","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previous meta-analyses have examined gender differences in people's attitudes toward lesbian/gay sexualities, finding that, overall, men hold more homonegative attitudes than women (Kite et al., 2021; Petersen & Hyde, 2011). Bisexuality scholars have suggested a similar gender difference in attitudes toward bisexuality (Dyar & Feinstein, 2018). This study is the first meta-analysis to provide a comprehensive quantitative synthesis of gender differences in attitudes toward bisexual people and bisexuality. We synthesized findings from 61 studies (including 10 unpublished papers) from 1999 to 2022 that reported on 77 samples of 32,010 participants (14,359 men and 17,651 women). Overall, men held more binegative attitudes than women, <i>g</i> = 0.19 (95% CI = 0.14, 0.25). This effect was moderated by target gender: men were more binegative than women when considering male bisexuality, <i>g</i> = 0.27 (95% CI = 0.20, 0.35); the effect was substantially smaller when considering female bisexuality, <i>g</i> = 0.10 (95% CI = 0.03, 0.16). In addition, heterosexual men were more binegative than heterosexual women, <i>g</i> = 0.26 (95% CI = 0.19, 0.33), while gay men's and lesbian women's attitudes toward bisexuality were similar, <i>g</i> = 0.04 (95% CI = -0.09, 0.16). Overall, these meta-analytic findings indicate that men, particularly heterosexual men, hold more binegative attitudes than women, especially toward male bisexuality. Given the pervasiveness of binegativity, interventions are needed to improve attitudes toward bisexuality, particularly men's attitudes toward bisexuality.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"42-55"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12119080/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45430733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cindy B Veldhuis, Claire Kamp Dush, Alison Cerezo, Allen LeBlanc
{"title":"An intersectional approach to understanding minority stressors and relationship quality in sexual and gender minority women's same-gender interracial/interethnic intimate relationships.","authors":"Cindy B Veldhuis, Claire Kamp Dush, Alison Cerezo, Allen LeBlanc","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000666","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women in relationships that are both same-gender and interracial/interethnic experience unique minority stressors. Intersectionality theory suggests that minority stressors related to marginalization across sexual identity, gender, race, and ethnicity create synergistic experiences of minority stressors. Arguably, these intersectional stressors expand beyond individual-level lived experiences to also impact one's romantic relationship. The goals of this study were to: 1) examine stressors and relationship satisfaction among women in same-gender relationships; and 2) test whether those associations differed by the racial/ethnic composition of the couple. In a sample of 622 individual women in same-gender couple relationships, 33.4% of whom were in interracial/interethnic relationships, we tested differences in individual- and relationship-level minority stressors. SGM women in interracial relationships reported more stress related to stigma of their relationship than women in monoracial relationships. Across all participants, both individual-level general stressors and relationship-level (lack of support and lack of familial integration) minority stressors were associated with lowered relationship satisfaction. Our findings have implications for relationship-level interventions to address unique experiences of diverse populations facing multiple sources of stressors. More research is needed, including research using dyadic data to understand minority stress processes that occur between partners.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"10-25"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12068803/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47435078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michelle Upham, Kristine Beaver, Cindy J Chang, Cory J Cascalheira, Isaac C Rhew, Kim DeFiori, Krista S Dashtestani, Michael R Kauth, Jillian C Shipherd, Debra Kaysen, Tracy L Simpson
{"title":"An Examination of Facilitators and Barriers to Care Receipt Among Specific Groups of LGBTQ+ and Cisgender Heterosexual Veterans.","authors":"Michelle Upham, Kristine Beaver, Cindy J Chang, Cory J Cascalheira, Isaac C Rhew, Kim DeFiori, Krista S Dashtestani, Michael R Kauth, Jillian C Shipherd, Debra Kaysen, Tracy L Simpson","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000820","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000820","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study examined rates and factors associated with past-year Veterans Health Administration (VHA) overall healthcare utilization and VA mental health treatment among LGBTQ+ and cisgender heterosexual veterans. Baseline data from a national longitudinal study of LGBTQ+ and cisgender heterosexual veteran VHA users and non-users (N = 1,062) were used in generalized linear models to estimate the predicted prevalence of VHA healthcare utilization for each LGBTQ+ and cisgender subgroup, stratified by gender. Additional multivariable regressions were guided by the Andersen health services utilization model. There were no significant differences in healthcare utilization among women subgroups. Among men subgroups, cisgender gay men had lower predicted prevalence of VHA utilization than cisgender heterosexual and transgender men. In both the women's and men's models, VHA eligibility indicators and perceived lack of service availability were associated with increased odds for any past-year utilization; higher income, difficulty understanding eligibility/benefits, and logistical barriers were associated with decreased odds. Lifetime harassment at VHA was positively associated with past-year overall VHA utilization in women's models. LGBTQ+ specific factors explained significant variance in some models while transgender/gender diverse specific needs did not. These findings suggest that veterans generally need assistance navigating VHA eligibility issues and that LGBTQ+ veterans would benefit from systemic attention to provider sensitivity and availability of services focused on their needs. The high rates of harassment reported across women subgroups (19% to 25%) and by transgender men (38%) warrant institution-wide action.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":"2025 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11931685/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143712067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth A McConnell, Madison Shea Smith, Ellora Vilkin, Jen Arter, Cara Herbitter
{"title":"Relationship Inclusivity in Sexual and Gender Minority Psychology.","authors":"Elizabeth A McConnell, Madison Shea Smith, Ellora Vilkin, Jen Arter, Cara Herbitter","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000662","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000662","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite critical overlap between sexual and gender minority (SGM) and consensually non-monogamous (CNM) communities, relationship diversity remains a largely unaddressed domain of SGM people's wellbeing. We write to the readership of <i>PSOGD</i> as members of the LGBTQIA+ workgroup within the APA Division 44 Committee on Consensual Non-Monogamy and call for relationship diversity (i.e., CNM) to be meaningfully included within SGM-focused psychological science and practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":"11 4","pages":"727-730"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11631150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142814880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly C Johnson, Allen J LeBlanc, Curtis Dolezal, Anneliese A Singh, Walter O Bockting
{"title":"Invalidation and Mental Health among Nonbinary Individuals.","authors":"Kelly C Johnson, Allen J LeBlanc, Curtis Dolezal, Anneliese A Singh, Walter O Bockting","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000621","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000621","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines the experience of a unique minority stressor, gender identity invalidation (henceforth referred to as invalidation), which is defined as the refusal to accept someone's gender identity as real or valid, among transgender and nonbinary (TNB) individuals. Data are drawn from a large and diverse sample of TNB adults who participated in a quantitative survey concerning transgender identity, minority stress, and mental health (<i>N</i> = 302). Invalidation was assessed using a novel 17-item scale that ascertains the extent to which respondents experienced invalidation across different social contexts. On average, TNB adults in this sample report low levels of invalidation, although a minority experience it at relatively high levels. Experiences of invalidation were significantly higher among nonbinary participants when compared with their binary trans peers. A series of multivariate regression models that control for sociodemographic factors (sex assigned at birth, race/ethnicity, education, age, and income) and well-established indicators of minority stress (felt stigma, enacted stigma) suggest that nonbinary gender identity is independently associated with poor mental health (assessed with the Global Severity Index), and that this association is mediated by invalidation. These findings suggest that invalidation, which is largely unexamined in existing research, merits greater attention as a particularly salient minority stressor influencing mental health among gender diverse populations, nonbinary populations in particular.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"413-424"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11588289/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42732497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alyssa L Norris, Talea Cornelius, Emily Panza, Robin J Lewis
{"title":"Stigma and the Couple: How Daily Stigma Experiences Influence Relationship Functioning and Alcohol Use in Female Cisgender Couples.","authors":"Alyssa L Norris, Talea Cornelius, Emily Panza, Robin J Lewis","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000614","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000614","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Minority stress is the leading explanation for sexual minority women's (SMW) higher rates of, and heavier, alcohol use compared to heterosexual women. Little is known about how both partners' sexual minority stressors impact alcohol consumption in a dyadic context, and even less research has considered these effects at the day-level. This study utilizes dyadic daily diary data to test associations of each partner's sexual minority stress events with drinking outcomes (day-level alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking [HED], and estimated blood alcohol content [eBAC]) among women in same-gender relationships (<i>N =</i> 159 couples). Because high-quality relationships may buffer adverse effects of minority stress on alcohol use outcomes, effect modification was also considered. Results differed across alcohol use outcomes. One's own experience of sexual minority stress was associated with one's own greater odds of drinking that day, <i>OR</i> = 1.33, 95% CI 1.10, 1.61, <i>p</i> = .003, whereas one's partner's experience of sexual minority stress was associated with greater odds of same-day HED, <i>OR</i> = 1.60, 95% CI 1.24, 2.01, <i>p</i> < .001 (no significant effects emerged for eBAC). Relationship functioning was associated with lower eBAC only, <i>B</i> = -0.01, 95% CI -0.01, -0.00, <i>p</i> = .031. No significant effect modification emerged. This initial exploration of how both partners' exposure to sexual minority stressors impact SMW's alcohol use demonstrates nuanced effects across different alcohol outcomes, and is among the first to demonstrate some degree of sexual minority stress contagion on HED.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"527-537"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11611222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45300235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alejandra Fernandez, Lucas G Ochoa, Alyssa Lozano, Tae Kyoung Lee, Yannine Estrada, Maria Tapia, Samuel D Lopez Crespo, Guillermo Prado
{"title":"Sexual Orientation and Adolescent Health Outcomes: A Latent Profile Approach.","authors":"Alejandra Fernandez, Lucas G Ochoa, Alyssa Lozano, Tae Kyoung Lee, Yannine Estrada, Maria Tapia, Samuel D Lopez Crespo, Guillermo Prado","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000615","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000615","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Sexual orientation is multidimensional, yet existing studies often only assess one dimension. This study examines multiple dimensions of sexual orientation in a sample of Hispanic adolescents using a latent profile analysis. The study also examines differences in levels of adolescent family functioning (i.e., parent-adolescent communication, parental involvement, family communication) and depressive symptoms by latent profile or subgroup.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study sample consisted of 456 Hispanic adolescents (M = 13.90 years; SD = 1.37). Adolescents self-reported their sexual orientation by responding to the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid (KSOG), family functioning (parent-adolescent communication, parental involvement, family communication), and depressive symptoms (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CESD) Scale). Latent profile analysis was used to identify heterogeneous groups of adolescents based on their response to the KSOG. A Welch test was used to examine mean levels of depressive symptoms and family functioning across profile membership.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We found that a three-class solution (heterosexual: 90%, mostly bisexual: 6.05%, mostly LGBQ: 3.95%) fit the data best. Results from the Welch test indicated significant differences for parent-adolescent communication and depressive symptoms across latent profiles.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Existing research indicates that sexual minorities are at a disproportionate risk for adverse health outcomes. These findings corroborate best practice recommendations encouraging researchers to assess multiple dimensions of sexual orientation.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":" ","pages":"508-516"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11588295/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42659777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Dyar, Shariell Crosby, Michael E Newcomb, Brian Mustanski, Debra Kaysen
{"title":"Doomscrolling: Prospective associations between daily COVID news exposure, internalizing symptoms, and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals assigned female at birth.","authors":"Christina Dyar, Shariell Crosby, Michael E Newcomb, Brian Mustanski, Debra Kaysen","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000585","DOIUrl":"10.1037/sgd0000585","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cross-sectional studies have demonstrated associations between COVID news exposure, anxiety, and depression. However, longitudinal research examining the directionality of these associations is extremely limited. Further, most studies have focused on the general population and neglected sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM), a population disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. To address these limitations, the current study utilized data from a 30-day diary study of SGM assigned female at birth (<i>N</i> = 429). We examined concurrent and prospective associations between COVID news exposure, depressed and anxious affect, COVID distress, substance use, and motives for use. Further, we examined associations between cumulative COVID news exposure across the diary period and prospective changes in anxiety, depression, and COVID distress. When participants were exposed to more COVID news, they experienced more depressed and anxious affect, more COVID distress, less positive affect, and were more likely to use alcohol and cannabis to cope. Further, when participants were exposed to more COVID news, they experienced <i>subsequent</i> increases in depressed affect, decreases in positive affect, and increases in the likelihood of using cannabis to cope. Findings also provided evidence of bi-directional prospective associations between COVID news exposure and COVID distress and of a cumulative impact of COVID news exposure on anxiety, depression, and COVID distress. Findings suggest that individuals should balance the need to remain informed about the pandemic and their own mental health when considering how much COVID news to consume.</p>","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":"1 1","pages":"139-152"},"PeriodicalIF":3.6,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11081596/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"57352499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie C. Dahlenburg, D. Gleaves, Phillip S. Kavanagh, Amanda D. Hutchinson
{"title":"Internalization of a thin ideal and body dissatisfaction in lesbian and heterosexual women: Testing a moderated mediation model.","authors":"Sophie C. Dahlenburg, D. Gleaves, Phillip S. Kavanagh, Amanda D. Hutchinson","doi":"10.1037/sgd0000688","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000688","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52125,"journal":{"name":"Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity","volume":"125 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139174485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}