495
Views
59
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Section I

Butch/Femme Differences in Substance Use and Abuse Among Young Lesbian and Bisexual Women: Examination and Potential Explanations

, &
Pages 1002-1015 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Read on this site (18)

Dale S. Mantey, R. Andrew Yockey & Joseph G. L. Lee. (2021) Sexual Minority Status and Marijuana Initiation during Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study Using Nationally Representative Data. Substance Use & Misuse 56:7, pages 1054-1061.
Read now
Amy B. Smoyer, David Divita & Allison Perrault. (2021) Masculine Embodiment Among Sexual Minorities in a Women’s Prison. Australian Social Work 74:2, pages 172-185.
Read now
Geoffrey Hunt & Tamar Antin. (2019) Gender and intoxication: from masculinity to intersectionality. Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 26:1, pages 70-78.
Read now
Sean Arayasirikul, W. Andres Pomart, H. Fisher Raymond & Erin C. Wilson. (2018) Unevenness in Health at the Intersection of Gender and Sexuality: Sexual Minority Disparities in Alcohol and Drug Use Among Transwomen in the San Francisco Bay Area. Journal of Homosexuality 65:1, pages 66-79.
Read now
Kathryn M. Oost, Nicholas A. Livingston, Hillary A. Gleason & Bryan N. Cochran. (2016) Gender performance stress and risk for psychopathology: Looking beyond sexual orientation. Journal of LGBT Youth 13:3, pages 231-248.
Read now
Lijun Zheng & Yong Zheng. (2016) Gender Nonconformity and Butch–Femme Identity Among Lesbians in China. The Journal of Sex Research 53:2, pages 186-193.
Read now
Alexa Martin-Storey & Elana G. August. (2016) Harassment Due to Gender Nonconformity Mediates the Association Between Sexual Minority Identity and Depressive Symptoms. The Journal of Sex Research 53:1, pages 85-97.
Read now
Dianne Kerr, Kele Ding, Amanda Burke & Katherine Ott-Walter. (2015) An Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Comparison of Lesbian, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Undergraduate Women. Substance Use & Misuse 50:3, pages 340-349.
Read now
Jeremy Goldbach, Benjamin W. Fisher & Shannon Dunlap. (2015) Traumatic Experiences and Drug Use by LGB Adolescents: A Critical Review of Minority Stress. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions 15:1, pages 90-113.
Read now
Tara Lyons, Thomas Kerr, Putu Duff, Cindy Feng & Kate Shannon. (2014) Youth, violence and non-injection drug use: nexus of vulnerabilities among lesbian and bisexual sex workers. AIDS Care 26:9, pages 1090-1094.
Read now
Jocelyn D. Taliaferro, Brittany Lutz, Amy Kay Moore & Kaitlyn Scipien. (2014) Increasing Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity: Effective Substance Treatment in the Adult Lesbian Population. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment 24:5, pages 582-588.
Read now
Sari L Reisner, Kathryn L Falb, Aimee Van Wagenen, Chris Grasso & Judith Bradford. (2013) Sexual Orientation Disparities in Substance Misuse: The Role of Childhood Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence Among Patients in Care at an Urban Community Health Center. Substance Use & Misuse 48:3, pages 274-289.
Read now
HeidiM. Levitt, JuliaA. Puckett, MariaR. Ippolito & SharonG. Horne. (2012) Sexual Minority Women's Gender Identity and Expression: Challenges and Supports. Journal of Lesbian Studies 16:2, pages 153-176.
Read now
JaniceL. Ricks. (2012) Lesbians and Alcohol Abuse: Identifying Factors for Future Research. Journal of Social Service Research 38:1, pages 37-45.
Read now
Tonda Hughes. (2011) Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Sexual Minority Women. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 29:4, pages 403-435.
Read now
Megan Condit, Kai Kitaji, Laurie Drabble & Karen Trocki. (2011) Sexual-Minority Women and Alcohol: Intersections Between Drinking, Relational Contexts, Stress, and Coping. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Social Services 23:3, pages 351-375.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (41)

Abigail W. Batchelder, Jacklyn D. Foley, Amelia M. Stanton, Kaitlyn R. Gorman, Jenna C. MorrisJillian R. Scheer. (2023) Facets of Gender Expression and Discrimination in Relation to Alcohol and Other Drug Use Severity Among Sexual Minority Women and Gender Diverse Individuals Assigned Female at Birth. LGBT Health 10:3, pages 191-201.
Crossref
Natalie Amos, Adam Bourne, Adam O. Hill, Jennifer Power, Ruth McNair, Julie Mooney-Somers, Amy Pennay, Marina Carman & Anthony Lyons. (2022) Alcohol and tobacco consumption among Australian sexual minority women: Patterns of use and service engagement. International Journal of Drug Policy 100, pages 103516.
Crossref
Ellen E. H. Johnson, Shannon M. J. Wilder, Catherine V. S. Andersen, Sarah A. Horvath, Haley M. Kolp, Christine A. Gidycz & Ryan C. Shorey. (2021) Trauma and Alcohol Use Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Women: An Examination of the Stress-Buffering Hypothesis of Social Support. The Journal of Primary Prevention 42:6, pages 567-581.
Crossref
Laia Bécares. (2020) Health and socio-economic inequalities by sexual orientation among older women in the United Kingdom: findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Ageing and Society 41:10, pages 2416-2434.
Crossref
Lauren Matheson, Drexler L. Ortiz, Rhea Ashley Hoskin, Diane Holmberg & Karen L. Blair. (2021) The feminine target: Gender expression in same-sex relationships as a predictor of experiences with public displays of affection. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality 30:2, pages 205-218.
Crossref
Jamie M. Gardella, McKenna F. Parnes, William Hirst & Adam D. Brown. (2021) Knowledge of Chosen Family History and Depressive Symptoms in Sexual Minority Women. Frontiers in Psychology 12.
Crossref
Ian W. HollowayDaniel GreenChad PickeringElizabeth WuMichael TzenJeremy T. GoldbachCarl A. Castro. (2021) Mental Health and Health Risk Behaviors of Active Duty Sexual Minority and Transgender Service Members in the United States Military. LGBT Health 8:2, pages 152-161.
Crossref
Dean Connolly & Gail Gilchrist. (2020) Prevalence and correlates of substance use among transgender adults: A systematic review. Addictive Behaviors 111, pages 106544.
Crossref
Mary K. Bryson, Evan T. Taylor, Lorna Boschman, Tae L. Hart, Jacqueline Gahagan, Genevieve Rail & Janice Ristock. (2018) Awkward Choreographies from Cancer's Margins: Incommensurabilities of Biographical and Biomedical Knowledge in Sexual and/or Gender Minority Cancer Patients’ Treatment. Journal of Medical Humanities 41:3, pages 341-361.
Crossref
R. Pérez-Figueroa, I. Mittal, M. Halpern, M. Pérez-Mencia, Y. Donastorg, B.S. Taylor & S. Amesty. (2020) Drug use, sexual risk, and structural vulnerability among female sex workers in two urban centers of the Dominican Republic: The EPIC study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 212, pages 108039.
Crossref
. 2020. Masculinités et féminités face au cancer. Masculinités et féminités face au cancer 193 217 .
Mie Birk Jensen, Maria Dich Herold, Vibeke Asmussen Frank & Geoffrey Hunt. (2018) Playing with gender borders. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 36:4, pages 357-372.
Crossref
Iris Po Yee Lo, Youn Kyoung Kim, Eusebius Small & Celia Hoi Yan Chan. (2019) The Gendered Self of Chinese Lesbians: Self-Esteem as a Mediator Between Gender Roles and Depression. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48:5, pages 1543-1554.
Crossref
Severi Luoto, Indrikis Krams & Markus J. Rantala. (2018) A Life History Approach to the Female Sexual Orientation Spectrum: Evolution, Development, Causal Mechanisms, and Health. Archives of Sexual Behavior 48:5, pages 1273-1308.
Crossref
Robert W.S. CoulterDeanna WareJessica N. FishMichael W. Plankey. (2019) Latent Classes of Polysubstance Use Among Adolescents in the United States: Intersections of Sexual Identity with Sex, Age, and Race/Ethnicity. LGBT Health 6:3, pages 116-125.
Crossref
Mike C. Parent, Andrew S. Arriaga, Teresa Gobble & Lexie Wille. (2019) Stress and substance use among sexual and gender minority individuals across the lifespan. Neurobiology of Stress 10, pages 100146.
Crossref
Lijun Zheng, Guangju Wen & Yong Zheng. (2017) Butch–Femme Identity and Visuospatial Performance Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women in China. Archives of Sexual Behavior 47:4, pages 1015-1024.
Crossref
Jennifer M. Staples, Elizabeth C. Neilson, William H. George, Brian P. Flaherty & Kelly Cue Davis. (2018) A descriptive analysis of alcohol behaviors across gender subgroups within a sample of transgender adults. Addictive Behaviors 76, pages 355-362.
Crossref
Jenna Wintemberg, Jane A McElroy, Bin Ge & Kevin D Everett. (2017) Can Smoke-Free Policies Reduce Tobacco Use Disparities of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Missouri?. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 19:11, pages 1308-1314.
Crossref
Aleksandar Kecojevic, Hee‐Jin Jun, Sari L. Reisner & Heather L. Corliss. (2016) Concurrent polysubstance use in a longitudinal study of US youth: associations with sexual orientation. Addiction 112:4, pages 614-624.
Crossref
Alicia K. MatthewsAlana SteffenTonda HughesFrances ArandaKelly Martin. (2017) Demographic, Healthcare, and Contextual Factors Associated with Smoking Status Among Sexual Minority Women. LGBT Health 4:1, pages 17-23.
Crossref
Sarah M. Wilson, Amanda K. Gilmore, Isaac C. Rhew, Kimberley A. Hodge & Debra L. Kaysen. (2016) Minority stress is longitudinally associated with alcohol-related problems among sexual minority women. Addictive Behaviors 61, pages 80-83.
Crossref
Paul A. Gilbert & Sarah E. Zemore. (2016) Discrimination and drinking: A systematic review of the evidence. Social Science & Medicine 161, pages 178-194.
Crossref
Robert W.S. Coulter, Miesha Marzell, Robert Saltz, Ron Stall & Christina Mair. (2016) Sexual-orientation differences in drinking patterns and use of drinking contexts among college students. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 160, pages 197-204.
Crossref
Rachael L. WandreyWhitney D. QuallsKatie E. Mosack. (2016) Rejection of Breast Reconstruction Among Lesbian Breast Cancer Patients. LGBT Health 3:1, pages 74-78.
Crossref
Julia A. Puckett & Heidi M. Levitt. 2015. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences 870 875 .
Margaret Rosario, Sari L. Reisner, Heather L. Corliss, David Wypij, A. Lindsay Frazier & S. Bryn Austin. (2013) Disparities in Depressive Distress by Sexual Orientation in Emerging Adults: The Roles of Attachment and Stress Paradigms. Archives of Sexual Behavior 43:5, pages 901-916.
Crossref
Jeremy T. Goldbach, Emily E. Tanner-Smith, Meredith Bagwell & Shannon Dunlap. (2013) Minority Stress and Substance Use in Sexual Minority Adolescents: A Meta-analysis. Prevention Science 15:3, pages 350-363.
Crossref
Margaret RosarioHeather L. CorlissBethany G. EverettSari L. ReisnerS. Bryn AustinFrancisco O. BuchtingMichelle Birkett. (2014) Sexual Orientation Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors of Tobacco, Alcohol, Sexual Behaviors, and Diet and Physical Activity: Pooled Youth Risk Behavior Surveys. American Journal of Public Health 104:2, pages 245-254.
Crossref
Didier Acier. (2013) La consommation de substances psychoactives chez les personnes gaies, lesbiennes et bisexuelles : état de la littérature. L'Évolution Psychiatrique 78:3, pages 485-500.
Crossref
Lijun Zheng & Yong Zheng. (2013) Butch–femme identity and empathizing–systemizing cognitive traits in Chinese lesbians and bisexual women. Personality and Individual Differences 54:8, pages 951-956.
Crossref
Miles Q. Ott, David Wypij, Heather L. Corliss, Margaret Rosario, Sari L. Reisner, Allegra R. Gordon & S. Bryn Austin. (2013) Repeated Changes in Reported Sexual Orientation Identity Linked to Substance Use Behaviors in Youth. Journal of Adolescent Health 52:4, pages 465-472.
Crossref
H. L. Corliss, B. M. Wadler, H.-J. Jun, M. Rosario, D. Wypij, A. L. Frazier & S. B. Austin. (2012) Sexual-Orientation Disparities in Cigarette Smoking in a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Adolescents. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 15:1, pages 213-222.
Crossref
Keren Lehavot, Yamile Molina & Jane M. Simoni. (2012) Childhood Trauma, Adult Sexual Assault, and Adult Gender Expression among Lesbian and Bisexual Women. Sex Roles 67:5-6, pages 272-284.
Crossref
J. R. Blosnich & K. Horn. (2011) Associations of Discrimination and Violence With Smoking Among Emerging Adults: Differences by Gender and Sexual Orientation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 13:12, pages 1284-1295.
Crossref
Robert L. Peralta & Daniela Jauk. (2011) A Brief Feminist Review and Critique of the Sociology of Alcohol‐Use and Substance‐Abuse Treatment Approaches. Sociology Compass 5:10, pages 882-897.
Crossref
Keren Lehavot, Kevin M. King & Jane M. Simoni. (2011) Development and Validation of a Gender Expression Measure Among Sexual Minority Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly 35:3, pages 381-400.
Crossref
Andrea L. RobertsS. Bryn AustinHeather L. CorlissAshley K. VandermorrisKarestan C. Koenen. (2010) Pervasive Trauma Exposure Among US Sexual Orientation Minority Adults and Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal of Public Health 100:12, pages 2433-2441.
Crossref
Sarah A. Wylie, Heather L. Corliss, Vanessa Boulanger, Lisa A. Prokop & S. Bryn Austin. (2010) Socially Assigned Gender Nonconformity: A Brief Measure for Use in Surveillance and Investigation of Health Disparities. Sex Roles 63:3-4, pages 264-276.
Crossref
Amelia E. Talley, Kenneth J. Sher & Andrew K. Littlefield. (2010) Sexual orientation and substance use trajectories in emerging adulthood. Addiction 105:7, pages 1235-1245.
Crossref
Heather L. Corliss, Margaret Rosario, David Wypij, Sarah A. Wylie, A. Lindsay Frazier & S. Bryn Austin. (2010) Sexual orientation and drug use in a longitudinal cohort study of U.S. adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 35:5, pages 517-521.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.