Substance Use and School Characteristics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual High School Students

Autor/inn/en	Fallin-Bennett, Amanda; Goodin, Amie
Titel	Substance Use and School Characteristics in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual High School Students
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 89 (2019) 3, S.219-225 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12731
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Bullying; Correlation; Homosexuality; High School Students; Sexual Orientation; Gender Differences; Student Attitudes; Measures (Individuals); Injuries; Aggression; At Risk Students; Smoking; Drinking; Marijuana; School Safety; Rural Areas; Adults; Interpersonal Relationship; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Mobbing; Korrelation; Homosexualität; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerverhalten; Messdaten; Rauchen; Trinken; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	Background: Tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school students as well as related environment and school-level risk and protective factors were examined. Methods: Data was acquired from the 2015 CDC's Youth Behavior Risk Survey for Kentucky (N = 2577). Prevalence of substance use was calculated for all high school respondents by reported sexual orientation. Multivariate analyses estimated the relationship between school and environmental-level factors (eg, having an adult to talk to) and tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use via logistic regressions. Sexual orientation, gender, age, and race/ethnicity were covariates. Results: LGB students used tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs more frequently than their heterosexual counterparts. More LGB teens report facing school risk factors (eg, 37% LGB vs 20% heterosexual bullied at school, p = 0.001; 17% LGB vs 5% heterosexual ever threatened or injured at school, p < 0.001; 13% LGB vs 7% heterosexual involved in a school fight, p = 0.001). Adjusting for school related risk factors, having an adult to talk to was associated with a reduced likelihood of daily smoking (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.43; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.26-0.73), past 30-day alcohol use (aOR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.50-0.95), and ever marijuana use (aOR: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.50-1.00). Conclusion: Innovative strategies are needed to create safe, supportive school environments. These strategies are particularly needed in predominately rural states like Kentucky. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01