Citation

Bos HMW, van Beusekom G, Sandfort T. J. Sex Res. 2015; 53(3): 309-312.

Affiliation

a Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Research Institute of Child Development and Education , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , the Netherlands.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality)

DOI

10.1080/00224499.2015.1020355

PMID

26305517

Abstract

Sexual minority youth were found to be more likely to drink alcohol during weekdays compared to heterosexual youth. Drinking during weekdays was associated with consuming alcohol as a coping strategy. Sexual minority youth also more frequently consumed alcohol to eliminate personal worries (coping) and to not be excluded by their peers (conformity). Sexual orientation-related alcohol problems should be addressed at an early stage. Such efforts are likely to be effective if insecurities and stress related to sexual orientation are addressed as well.

Language: en