RT Article
T1 Examining discrimination as a distal moderator of the proximal association between LGBQ+ college students' alcohol use and cyber dating abuse
JF Violence and victims
VO 40
IS 3
SP 393
OP 405
A1 Meier, Lauren M.
A1 Westerhold, Kaitlyn
A1 Edwards, Chris
A1 Shaw, Thomas J.
A1 Brem, Meagan J.
A2 Westerhold, Kaitlyn
A2 Edwards, Chris
A2 Shaw, Thomas J.
A2 Brem, Meagan J.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1931887705
AB Comprehensive and inclusive dating abuse prevention is hindered by a lack of research on proximal antecedents of cyber dating abuse (CDA) among lesbian, gay, bi-/pansexual, queer, and other nonheterosexual (LGBQ+) young adults. Guided by sexual minority stress and alcohol-related violence theories, we addressed this gap by examining whether (a) alcohol use preceded and was positively related to CDA perpetration and (b) more frequent LGBQ+-based discrimination strengthened this association. LGBQ+ college students (N = 41; 75.6% women, 22% men, and 2.4% transgender/nonbinary) completed baseline assessments of past-year LGBQ+-specific discrimination (hostility, heterosexist harassment, and incivility) followed by daily assessments of alcohol use and CDA for 60 days. Multilevel modeling revealed that participants were less likely to perpetrate CDA on days when they consumed more alcohol than usual (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = .49, p p p = .003) were less likely to perpetrate CDA. No other main effects or alcohol × discrimination interactions emerged. Alcohol may not be a proximal antecedent of LGBQ+ college students’ CDA. Daily assessments of discrimination and couple-level coping may help clarify the role of LGBQ+-specific discrimination in CDA.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 403-405
K1 Alcohol
K1 cyber abuse
K1 dating violence
K1 sexual/gender minorities
DO 10.1891/VV-2024-0019