Details:

Alternative Title:
Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/sgd0000491
Personal Author:
Gattamorta, Karina A. ; Salerno, John ; Islam, Jessica Y. ; Vidot, Denise C.
Gattamorta, Karina A. ; Salerno, John ; Islam, Jessica Y. ; Vidot, Denise C. Less -
Description:
The purpose of this study is to compare the responses of LGBTQ cannabis consumers and their non-LGBTQ counterparts on anxiety, depression, substance use, and COVID-19 coping and stress during the pandemic. Data from an internet-survey of cannabis users during the COVID-19 pandemic were analyzed (| = 2,319). Approximately 18% of the sample identified as LGBTQ. Bivariate analyses were used to examine the relationship between LGBTQ identity and symptoms of anxiety and depression, substance use, and pandemic-related coping strategies and stressors. Logistic regression models were used to evaluate the association between pandemic stressors and coping strategies with LGBTQ identity, while adjusting for sex, age, and race and ethnicity. Differences in the proportion of medicinal cannabis use among LGBTQ respondents (74.6%) and non-LGBTQ respondents (75.3%) were insignificant. LGBTQ cannabis users were more likely to report COVID-19 related stressors and coping behaviors, including increased alcohol use. After adjustment for covariates, LGBTQ cannabis users were more likely to report symptoms of depression and anxiety than non-LGBTQ cannabis users. These results show that compared to their cisgender heterosexual counterparts, LGBTQ cannabis users are experiencing more problematic mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subjects:
[+]
Article Cannabis COVID-19 LGBTQ Mental Health
Source:
Psychol Sex Orientat Gend Divers. 8(2):172-179
Pubmed ID:
36714198
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC9880987
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R36 MH123043/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 MD002266/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/
R36 MH123043/MH/NIMH NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U48 DP006382/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U54 MD002266/MD/NIMHD NIH HHSUnited States/ Less -
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:ae89387060e6f0751b3dfcf85f1da57568a59f22ee3b95fa714a600649d00942
Download URL:
https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/124146/cdc_124146_DS1.pdf
File Type:

Supporting Files

• 	NIHMS1738324-supplement-Supplementary_Table_1.pdf	pdf
  	NIHMS1738324-supplement-Supplementary_Table_2.pdf	pdf
  	NIHMS1738324-supplement-Supplementary_Table_3.pdf	pdf
  	nihms-1738324-f0001.gif	gif
  	nihms-1738324-f0001.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1738324-f0002.gif	gif
  	nihms-1738324-f0002.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1738324-f0003.gif	gif
  	nihms-1738324-f0003.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1738324.nxml	xml
  	NIHMS1738324-supplement-Supplementary_Figure.pdf	pdf

More +