scholarly journals SBM recommends policy support to reduce smoking disparities for sexual and gender minorities

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 692-695 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phoenix Alicia Matthews ◽  
Amanda C Blok ◽  
Joseph G L Lee ◽  
Brian Hitsman ◽  
Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Tobacco Prevention ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Control

Abstract The Society of Behavioral Medicine supports the inclusion of gender and sexual minorities in all local, state, and national tobacco prevention and control activities. These activities include surveillance of tobacco use and cessation activities, targeted outreach and awareness campaigns, increasing access to culturally appropriate tobacco use dependence treatments, and restricting disproportionate marketing to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities by the tobacco industry, especially for mentholated tobacco products.

Sleep Health Among Sexual and Gender Minorities

2019 ◽  
pp. 187-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett M. Millar ◽  
William C. Goedel ◽  
Dustin T. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Data Sets ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Sleep Health ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Lgbt Populations

This chapter focuses on the emerging area of sleep disparities among sexual and gender minorities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, as compared to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. It overviews empirical evidence on sexual orientation and gender minority disparities in sleep health, including using data from nationally representative data sets. Factors influencing the sleep of sexual and gender minorities include stress and mental health, social relationships, substance use, HIV, further considerations for transgender individuals, financial hardship, and social and policy issues. Given that this area is nascent, this chapter provides future directions for sleep research and interventions among LGBT populations.

Nicotine Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Alicia K. Matthews ◽  
Cherdsak Duangchan ◽  
Chien-Ching Li
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Statistical Manual ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Diagnostic And Statistical Manual ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

The prevalence of tobacco use disorders among sexual and gender minorities remains consistently high despite the overall reduction of tobacco use in the United States and other parts of the world. This chapter begins by describing the criteria for tobacco use disorders in the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The authors discuss rates of tobacco use based on sexual orientation and gender identity and summarize the literature describing risk and protective factors for tobacco use among sexual and gender minorities. Strategies are highlighted for reducing the overall public health threat of tobacco use in sexual and gender minority populations.

Can Smoke-Free Policies Reduce Tobacco Use Disparities of Sexual and Gender Minorities in Missouri?

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 1308-1314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Wintemberg ◽  
Jane A McElroy ◽  
Bin Ge ◽  
Kevin D Everett
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
And Gender

Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-57
Author(s):  
Brandon J. Weiss ◽  
Bethany Owens Raymond
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Minority Status ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Literature Base ◽  
Current Assessment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Minority Stress Model

Rates of anxiety disorders are significantly elevated among sexual and gender minorities. In this chapter, the minority stress model is discussed as a framework for conceptualizing anxiety among sexual and gender minorities, and the authors review the literature on the relationships between specific minority stressors and symptoms. The authors examine prevalence rates of anxiety disorders among sexual minorities and gender minorities, separately and in comparison to heterosexual and cisgender individuals. Also reviewed is the literature on anxiety disorders among sexual and gender minorities with a racial or ethnic minority status. Current assessment and treatment approaches are identified and reviewed. Finally, limitations to the current literature base are discussed and recommendations are provided for future studies.

scholarly journals The CoGenT3 Study: Cognition and Gender Trends in Three American Generations

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 817-817
Author(s):  
Shana Stites
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Cognitive Testing ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minorities ◽  
Functional Impairments ◽  
Gender Minorities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Gender ◽  
New Research

Abstract Many studies find gender differences in how older adults’ report on their memory, perform on cognitive testing, and manage functional impairments that can accompany cognitive impairment. Thus, understanding gender’s effects in aging and Alzheimer’s research is key for advancing methods to prevent, slow, manage, and diagnosis cognitive impairment. Our study, CoGenT3 – The study of Cognition and Gender in Three Generations – seeks to disambiguate the effects of gender on cognition in order to inform a conceptual model, guide innovations in measurement, and support future study. To accomplish this ambitious goal, we have gathered an interdisciplinary team with expertise in psychology, cognition, sexual and gender minorities, library science, measurement, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, and gender and women’s studies. The team benefits from the intersections of expertise in being able to build new research ideas, gain novel insights, and evaluate a wide-range of actions and re-actions but this novelty can also raise challenges.

scholarly journals Tobacco Use Status and Temptation to Try E-Cigarettes among a Sample of Appalachian Youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6755
Author(s):  
Delvon T. Mattingly ◽  
Jayesh Rai ◽  
Osayande Agbonlahor ◽  
Kandi L. Walker ◽  
Joy L. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Tobacco Prevention ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Factorial Anova ◽  
Interaction Terms ◽  
Middle Schoolers ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Adjusted Association

E-cigarettes are commonly used tobacco products among youth populations, including Appalachian youth. However, knowledge of the extent to which tobacco use status relates to temptation to try e-cigarettes is limited. Data from the Youth Appalachian Tobacco Study (n = 1047) were used. Temptation to try e-cigarettes was derived from a 12-item situational inventory. Tobacco use status was defined as never, ever non-e-cigarette, and ever e-cigarette use. A factorial ANOVA was used to estimate the adjusted association between tobacco use status and the e-cigarette use temptation scale. Two-way interaction terms between tobacco use status and gender, and tobacco use status and race/ethnicity, were plotted to depict effect modification. Approximately 10% of youth were ever non-e-cigarette users and 24% were ever e-cigarette users. Never and ever non-e-cigarette user middle schoolers had higher temptation to try e-cigarettes than their high school counterparts. The same relationship was found among never and ever e-cigarette users living in households with tobacco users. The ANOVA results suggest a positive, monotonic relationship between tobacco use status and temptation to try e-cigarettes, and that the adjusted group means differ by gender and race/ethnicity. The findings can inform tobacco prevention interventions for youth at higher risk for e-cigarette use, especially youth who have not yet tried e-cigarettes.

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