Behavioral Sciences, Volume 13, Issue 8
August 2023 - 81 articles
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Cover Story: Sexual minority young adults (SMYAs), compared to heterosexual young adults (HYAs), are a high-risk population for problematic substance use, a disparity perhaps exacerbated by COVID-19. This study tested whether SMYAs had more problematic substance use than HYAs during the pandemic due to isolation and loneliness, as well as lower family closeness. Participants (N = 141) aged 23–29 completed self-report surveys in 2014–2015 as college students and in 2021 as young adults. Though the results did not support our hypothesized effects, SMYAs experienced a lack of social safety—increased loneliness and decreased family closeness—compared to HYAs. Further research is needed to investigate both the impact and underlying processes of this decreased social safety on SMYA well-being beyond the pandemic to better inform tailored support. View this paper 
