Binge Drinking and Internalised Sexual Stigma among Italian Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Adults

Verrastro Valera; Fontanesi Lilybeth; Petruccelli Irene; Santamaria Federica; Laghi Fiorenzo; Ioverno Salvatore; Baiocco Roberto

doi:10.1515/nsad-2016-0035

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (Sep 2016)

Binge Drinking and Internalised Sexual Stigma among Italian Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Young Adults

Verrastro Valera,
Fontanesi Lilybeth,
Petruccelli Irene,
Santamaria Federica,
Laghi Fiorenzo,
Ioverno Salvatore,
Baiocco Roberto

Affiliations

Verrastro Valera: Department of Human, Social and Health Sciences, University of Cassino, Italy
Fontanesi Lilybeth: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Petruccelli Irene: Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, Kore University of Enna, Italy
Santamaria Federica: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Laghi Fiorenzo: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Ioverno Salvatore: Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Baiocco Roberto: Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nsad-2016-0035
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 33, no. 4
pp. 437 – 446

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BACKGROUND – Literature has studied the relation between youth alcohol consumption and sexual orientation, showing that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people are at increased risk to develop alcohol-related problems compared to heterosexuals.

Published in Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

ISSN: 1458-6126 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Social Sciences: Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology; Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Website: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/nada

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