The Intersection of Mutual Partner Violence and Substance Use Among Urban Gays,Lesbians, and Bisexuals |
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| Authors: | Brian C. Kelly Hubert Izienicki David S. Bimbi Jeffrey T. Parsons |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Purdue University , West Lafayette, Indiana, USA;2. Center for HIV Educational Studies &3. Training , New York, New York, USA bckelly@purdue.edu;5. Indiana University , Bloomington, Indiana, USA;6. Center for HIV Educational Studies &7. Training , New York, New York, USA;8. LaGuardia Community College , City University of New York , New York, New York, USA;9. Hunter College and the Graduate Center , City University of New York , New York, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | Intimate partner violence among gays and lesbians has gained increased attention in recent years. The present study assessed mutual partner violence within a gay, lesbian, bisexual (GLB) community sample to explore how mutual partner violence relates to the use of psychoactive substances. The results suggest that individuals engaging in mutual partner violence are more likely to report the use of numerous drugs than other subjects. However, this finding holds more consistently among men. The results also indicate that the exchange of violence is more significant for substance use than the particular type of violence involved. The authors suggest that minority stress may be an underlying mechanism of both substance use and partner violence and may contribute to the intersection of these deviant phenomena in the GLB community. |
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