Related Experiment Video
Updated: Dec 29, 2025

Author Spotlight: Understanding Adolescent Social Adversity Effects on Neurodevelopment in Mice
Published on: March 15, 2024
Victimization as a mediator in the relationship between sexual orientation and adolescent alcohol use
1Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro Dongjak-Gu, 06974 Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
This study aimed to identify differences in Korean adolescents' alcohol use behaviors according to their sexual orientation and the mediating effect of victimization in this relationship using nationally representative data. Data from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Surveys were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. There were significant associations between sexual orientation and alcohol use behaviors. Heterosexual adolescents were significantly more likely to have drinking experience in lifetime than their homosexual and bisexual peers in adjusted analyses. Victimization significantly mediated the relationship between sexual orientation and alcohol use behaviors. Our findings suggest that reducing the prevalence of alcohol use by sexual orientation should involve interventions to prevent victimization in schools.
Related Concept Videos
Ethnic Identity within a Larger Culture
Bullying
Self-Presentation: Self-Monitoring and Self-Handicapping
Factors Influencing Attraction II: Physical Attraction
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
Theory of Romantic Attachment in Adulthood

