大学学生社交网络特征和酒精使用:基于性认同和吸引力的差异 (和相似之处)
Gabriela López1,2,3, Alyssa L Norris2,4,5, Matthew K Meisel3
1Department of Adult Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI.
Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs
|October 31, 2024
概括
性少数民族的大学生在社交网络上更受欢迎,但报告的酒精消费量更高. 网络扩张与酒精对那些有同性吸引力的后果相关,与异性恋学生不同.
科学领域:
- 社会心理学 社会心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 网络科学 网络科学
背景情况:
- 与异性恋同龄人相比,性少数群体 (SM) 的大学生面临更高的酒精使用率和相关伤害.
- 同龄人的影响是年轻人饮酒行为的一个重要因素.
- 社交网络分析提供了对同行影响力学动态的洞察.
研究的目的:
- 调查性少数群体和异性恋大学生的社交网络特征.
- 检查网络特征,酒精使用和与酒精有关的后果之间的关系.
- 为了确定这些关联是否因性认同或性吸引而有所不同.
主要方法:
- 一项对1150名初级大学生 (性少数群体和异性恋者) 的比较研究.
- 分析社交网络指标,包括自身向量中心性,内度,外度,相互性和亲密性.
- 统计检查网络特征,酒精消费 (最多饮料) 和后果之间的关联,按性身份/吸引力分层.
主要成果:
- 具有双性恋身份或同性吸引力的学生表现出更高的自身向量中心性 (声望).
- 同性吸引的学生有更大的外向性 (扩张性) 和相互性,而异性恋/异性吸引的学生报告了更高的关系亲密性和更多的饮料.
- 对有任何同性吸引力的学生来说,外度与酒精后果有关,但对于专门吸引异性学生来说,这一点并非如此.
结论:
- 性少数群体大学生的增强网络突出地位可能源于在大学寻求肯定社会联系.
- 研究结果表明,不同的社交网络动态及其对SM大学生与酒精有关的行为的影响.
- 了解这些网络差异对于有针对性的公共卫生干预至关重要.
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