"Sexual identity of drinking companions, drinking motives, and drinking behaviors among young sexual minority women: An analysis of daily data": Correction to Dworkin et al. (2018)

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors : Journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors

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Reports an error in "Sexual identity of drinking companions, drinking motives, and drinking behaviors among young sexual minority women: An analysis of daily data" by Emily R. Dworkin, Jennifer Cadigan, Tonda Hughes, Christine Lee and Debra Kaysen (Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2018[Aug], Vol 32[5], 540-551). In the article an incorrect Online First date appears in the article. This article did not post Online First. The online version of this article has been corrected. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2018-36320-001.) Research has indicated that sexual minority women (SMW) drink more than do their heterosexual counterparts. Minority stress theory postulates that this increased drinking is motivated by efforts to modulate distress related to minority status, highlighting the potential importance of coping and enhancement drinking motives. Social learning theory postulates that SMW are motivated to drink more because their social companions model drinking behavior and convey social norms regarding appropriate alcohol consumption, suggesting that socialization and conformity motives may be important. The degree to which different motives for drinking affect SMW's alcohol consumption may dep...Continue Reading

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