Sexual orientation differences in the relationship between victimization and hazardous drinking among women in the National Alcohol Survey

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 639-648

  Drabble, Laurie ^a   Trocki, Karen F ^b   Hughes, Tonda L ^c   Korcha, Rachael A ^b   Lown, Anne E ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult victimization; Alcohol consumption; Childhood physical abuse; Childhood sexual abuse; Hazardous drinking; Sexual minority women

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884598897     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031486     Document Type: Article

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