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- Title
Mental health disparities and high‐risk alcohol use among non‐heterosexual high school students.
- Authors
Goodin, Amie; Elswick, Alex; Fallin‐Bennett, Amanda
- Abstract
Purpose: To examine disparities in mental health and high‐risk alcohol use among high school students by sexual orientation, and the impact of having access to an adult with whom to talk. Design and Methods: Cross‐sectional survey, from the 2015 Kentucky Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Logistic regression estimated the relationship between being "non‐heterosexual" on mental health (e.g, suicidal ideation/attempt) and alcohol behaviors (e.g, binge drinking), controlling for demographics and "having an adult to talk to." Findings: Non‐heterosexual students were more likely to report all adverse outcomes and risk was lower among students who report "having an adult to talk to." Practice Implications: Psychiatric nurses need to assess sexual minority youth for access to positive adult relationships.
- Subjects
CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); CHI-squared test; CONFIDENCE intervals; ALCOHOL drinking; HEALTH services accessibility; HEALTH status indicators; PSYCHOLOGY of high school students; INTERPERSONAL relations; MENTAL health; HEALTH outcome assessment; RISK-taking behavior; HUMAN sexuality; SEX distribution; STATISTICS; SURVEYS; LOGISTIC regression analysis; SECONDARY analysis; CROSS-sectional method; RETROSPECTIVE studies; DATA analysis software; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2019, Vol 55, Issue 4, p570
- ISSN
0031-5990
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ppc.12394