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Identifier 000455040
Title Το φύλο και ο σεξουαλικός προσανατολισμός ως παράγοντες που σχετίζονται με τη χρήση και κατάχρηση ουσιών και ο ρόλος του μειονοτικού στρες και της ψυχικής δυσφορίας
Alternative Title Gender and sexual orientation as determinants of substance use/abuse and the role of minority stress and psychological distress
Author Μηλιατζοπούλου, Φανή
Thesis advisor Κούτρα Αικατερίνη
Reviewer Μπάστα Μαρία
Ρούσση Παγώνα
Abstract The use and abuse of substances is a global phenomenon that affects a large part of the population worldwide and shows a particularly significant correlation with factors such as gender and sexual orientation as well as concepts such as minority stress and mental distress. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the association of gender and sexual orientation with substance use and abuse, as well as the role of minority stress and psychological distress in the aforementioned relationships. A total of 314 participants took part in the study, of which 163 were heterosexual (51.9%), with an average age of 36.16 years (SD ± 10.86) and 151 people from the LGBTQ+ community (48.1%), with an average age of 28.83 years (SD ± 7.83). Participants filled out online, via the Google Forms platform, the ASSIST (The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test [ASSIST]) substance use questionnaire, the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and the daily The Daily Heterosexist Experiences Questionnaire [DHEQ], which was completed only by non-heterosexual individuals. According to the results, people who belonged to the LGBTQ+ community showed increased substance use, with a statistically significant difference in the use of tobacco products (M.O=6.79, T.A.±4.30), alcohol (M.O=9.60, T.A.±6.59), cannabis (M.O=4.99, T.A.±6.53), cocaine (M.O=3.03, T.A.±3.61) and stimulants (M.O=1.00, T .A.±3.88) and higher levels of mental distress (M.O=6.85, T.A.±5.78) compared to heterosexual individuals. Gender differences were evident, with the male population significantly superior, compared to the female population, in terms of the use of alcohol (M.O=5.21, T.A.±4.90) and cocaine (M.O=0.95, T.A.± 2.86) and minority stress levels (M.O=114.97, T.A.±20.5). Regarding the levels of mental distress, no significant differences were found, however, women appeared to face more psychological difficulties (M.O=5.67, SD±5.65) compared to men (M.O=4.67, SD. ±5.36). Positive correlation was found between mental distress and minority stress with the use and abuse of substances (p<0.05). As levels of mental distress and minority stress increased, so did substance use. The sexual orientation and gender of the participants were predictive factors of substance use, both independently and interacting with each other (p<0.05). However, regarding mental distress, gender could not be a predictive factor although its interaction with the variable of sexual orientation was able to predict its levels (p<0.05). Subsequently, the gender variable was a moderating factor in the relationship of minority stress, which may be experienced by people belonging to the LGBTQ+ community, with the use of substances (p<0.05). On the contrary, gender was shown not to be a moderating factor in the relationship between minority stress and psychological distress. The above findings enrich the existing research data, regarding the relationship of gender and sexual orientation with the use and abuse of substances and the role of minority stress and mental distress, and are the starting point for further research and program design with the aim of avoiding the harmful and dysfunctional behavior of substance use and abuse.
Language Greek
Subject Gender
LGBTQ+ community
Mental distress
Minority stress
Sexual orientation
Use and abuse of substances
ΛΟΑΤΚΙ+ κοινότητα
Μειονοτικό στρες
Σεξουαλικός προσανατολισμός
Φύλο
Χρήση και κατάχρηση εξαρτησιογόνων ουσιών
Ψυχική δυσφορία
Issue date 2023
Collection   School/Department--School of Social Sciences--Department of Psychology--Post-graduate theses
  Type of Work--Post-graduate theses
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