Associations of Sexual Identity and Gender Identity with Substance Use and Mental Health in Young Adulthood
Young adults with SGM identities report significantly higher levels of substance use and mental health problems compared to cisgender and heterosexual identities, with heterogeneity in associations across diverse SGM identities. Inclusive SGM assessment could inform precise and tailored young adult behavioral health prevention and treatment.
Authors
- Dae‐Hee Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-5928)
- Alyssa F. Harlow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6744-6988)
- Jessica L. Barrington‐Trimis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-0326)
- Junhan Cho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6617-1625)
- Dayoung Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2047-9878)
- Bridgid Mariko Conn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8649-1642)
- Evan A. Krueger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2796-3013)
- A. M. Leventhal
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles (US)
- Southern States University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2025.2569792
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44