Social Stressors and Alcohol Use among Immigrant Sexual and Gender Minority Latinos in a Nontraditional Settlement State

Citation

Gilbert, Paul A.; Perreira, Krista M.; Eng, Eugenia; & Rhodes, Scott D. (2014). Social Stressors and Alcohol Use among Immigrant Sexual and Gender Minority Latinos in a Nontraditional Settlement State. Substance Use and Misuse, 49(11), 1365-1375. PMCID: PMC4167708

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.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2014.901389

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2014

Journal Title

Substance Use and Misuse

Author(s)

Gilbert, Paul A.
Perreira, Krista M.
Eng, Eugenia
Rhodes, Scott D.

PMCID

PMC4167708

ORCiD

Perreira - 0000-0003-2906-0261