The perceived social rejection of sexual minorities: Substance use and unprotected sexual intercourse

Introduction This study presents associations between the perceived social rejection of sexual minorities and tobacco, alcohol and cannabis consumption and unprotected sexual intercourse in the capital of Greece, Athens. This is the first Greek study to evaluate the concept of the minority stress th...

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Published in:Drug and alcohol review 2022-09, Vol.41 (6), p.1341-1354
Main Author: Drydakis, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol
Alcohol use
cannabis
Capital
Consumption
drinking
Drug use
Economic conditions
Friendship
Health behavior
Health disparities
Health status
Marijuana
Mental health
Mental health services
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority groups
minority stress
Prevention programs
Preventive medicine
Public health
Public services
Sexual behavior
Sexual intercourse
Sexual minorities
Sexual orientation
Sexuality
Smoking
Social rejection
Social situations
Stigma
Substance abuse
Tobacco
Workplaces
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Summary:Introduction This study presents associations between the perceived social rejection of sexual minorities and tobacco, alcohol and cannabis consumption and unprotected sexual intercourse in the capital of Greece, Athens. This is the first Greek study to evaluate the concept of the minority stress theory on sexual minorities' substance use and unprotected sexual intercourse. In addition, this is among the first international studies to examine whether periods of adverse economic conditions are associated with sexual minorities' substance use and unprotected sexual intercourse. Methods Two‐panel datasets covering the periods 2013–2014 and 2018–2019 were used to determine the perceived social rejection, that is, whether sexual minorities have been rejected by friends, treated unfairly in educational and/or workplace environments, treated negatively in social situations and received poor health and public services due to their sexuality. Results The estimates indicate that perceived social rejection is associated with the increased consumption of tobacco (by 9.1%, P 
ISSN:0959-5236
1465-3362
DOI:10.1111/dar.13500