The primary hypothesis states that increased alcohol use would be associated with greater psychological distress among SGM university students.
- Compared to SGM university students that did not report increase in alcohol use, those who did report an increase were more likely to report greater psychological distress.
- Those who also reported an increase in tobacco use were more likely to report greater psychological distress.

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- Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 32% of the sample reported increased alcohol use.
- Average psychological distress among participants was relatively high compared to the established K10 clinical cutoff scores.
- In addition to other substance use, 7.9% of participants report an increase in tobacco use,  22.2% report an increase in cannabis use, and 4.3% report an increase in illicit substance use.

Sections:
- Primary Hypothesis Results
- Secondary Hypothesis Results

Alcohol use and psychological distress among sexual and gender minority students: Results

Salerno, J. P, Shrader, C., Algarin, A. B., Young Lee, J., Fish, J. N. (2021). Changes in alcohol use since the onset of COVID-19 are associated with psychological distress among sexual and gender minority university students in the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Dependence (221). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108594.

Changes in alcohol use since the onset of COVID-19 are associated with psychological distress among sexual and gender minority university students in the U.S.

Alcohol use and psychological distress among sexual and gender minority students: Primary Hypothesis Results

The secondary hypothesis states that the relationship would be stronger for SGM university students assigned female compared to assigned male at birth.
- Results showed that the effect of increased alcohol use on psychological distress since the start of COVID-19 was non-significant for AMAB participants.
- Conversely, the effect of increased alcohol use on psychological distress since the start of COVID-19 was significant for AFAB participants, with significant covariates including being foreign-born, being an undergraduate student, and identifying as gender queer or transgender.

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