Substance Use and Misuse
Volume 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1365-1375

Social Stressors and alcohol use among immigrant sexual and gender minority latinos in a nontraditional settlement state (Article)

Gilbert P.A.* , Perreira K. , Eng E. , Rhodes S.D.
  • a Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, 6475 Christie Avenue, Emeryville, CA 94608, United States
  • b Department of Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • c Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
  • d Wake Forest School of Medicine, Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy, Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Abstract

We sought to quantify the association of social stressors with alcohol use among immigrant sexual and gender minority Latinos in North Carolina (n = 190). We modeled any drinking in past year using logistic regression and heavy episodic drinking in past 30 days using Poisson regression. Despite a large proportion of abstainers, there were indications of hazardous drinking. Among current drinkers, 63% reported at least one heavy drinking episode in past 30 days. Ethnic discrimination increased, and social support decreased, odds of any drinking in past year. Social support moderated the associations of English use and ethnic discrimination with heavy episodic drinking. © 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.

Author Keywords

Hispanic Transgender gay Men who have sex with men (MSM) drinking Binges Southeast US

Index Keywords

binge drinking homophobia Alcohol Drinking sexual behavior drinking behavior minority group human middle aged North Carolina Stress, Psychological mental stress social support Hispanic Americans United States Young Adult Humans migrant psychology Hispanic Adolescent Minority Groups male Emigrants and Immigrants Social Stigma adult
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84905044450&doi=10.3109%2f10826084.2014.901389&partnerID=40&md5=50ff9f6b26582066cc6e1b79979106ec
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.901389
ISSN: 10826084
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English