Abstract

Research indicates that rates of alcohol use and alcohol consequences are higher among LGBQ emerging adults (EAs; ages 18–25) than among their heterosexual counterparts and this is partly due to experiences of sexual orientation-based discrimination. To date, however, there is limited research on factors that mitigate against increased alcohol outcomes among LGBQ EAs. The purpose of the current study was to examine the buffering effects of LGBQ social identity components (ingroup ties, centrality, ingroup affect) on the relationship between two types of discrimination (homonegative microaggressions and discrimination violence) and alcohol use and consequences. A community-based sample of 252 LGBQ EAs completed an online survey. There was a significant moderating effect for ingroup ties and ingroup affect where the relationship between homonegative microaggressions and alcohol use and consequences was lower for those higher on these social identity components; there was no moderating effect of any social identity component on the association between discrimination violence and either alcohol outcome. Social identity factors strongly affiliated with the LGBTQ community act as both a buffer in the face of subtle forms of discrimination and, more generally, a way to counteract the typical trajectory of increased alcohol use and consequences among LGBQ EAs.

摘要

研究表明，LGBQ 新兴成年人（EA；18-25 岁）的酒精使用率和酒精后果高于异性恋者，这部分是由于基于性取向的歧视的经历。然而，迄今为止，关于减轻 LGBQ EA 中酒精结果增加的因素的研究有限。本研究的目的是检验 LGBQ 社会认同成分（内群关系、中心性、内群影响）对两种歧视（同负性微攻击和歧视暴力）与酒精使用和后果之间的关系的缓冲作用。基于社区的 252 个 LGBQ EA 样本完成了一项在线调查。对内群体关系和内群体影响有显着的调节作用，其中同负性微攻击与酒精使用和后果之间的关系对于这些社会认同成分较高的人来说较低；任何社会认同成分对歧视暴力与任一酒精结果之间的关联都没有调节作用。与 LGBTQ 社区密切相关的社会认同因素既可以作为应对微妙歧视形式的缓冲，也可以更普遍地作为抵消 LGBQ EA 中酒精使用增加的典型轨迹和后果的一种方式。任何社会认同成分对歧视暴力与任一酒精结果之间的关联都没有调节作用。与 LGBTQ 社区密切相关的社会认同因素既可以作为应对微妙歧视形式的缓冲，也可以更普遍地作为抵消 LGBQ EA 中酒精使用增加的典型轨迹和后果的一种方式。任何社会认同成分对歧视暴力与任一酒精结果之间的关联都没有调节作用。与 LGBTQ 社区密切相关的社会认同因素既可以作为应对微妙歧视形式的缓冲，也可以更普遍地作为抵消 LGBQ EA 中酒精使用增加的典型轨迹和后果的一种方式。