?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_id=10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.117146&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Substance+use+among+sexual+minority+young+people%3A+The+influence+of+community+attitudes+and+identities&rft.creator=Demant%2C+Daniel&rft.subject=Alcohol+Use&rft.subject=Community+Connectedness&rft.subject=Community+Participation&rft.subject=Gender+Identity&rft.subject=Health+Disparities&rft.subject=LGBT+Community&rft.subject=Sexual+Identity&rft.subject=Sexual+Orientation&rft.subject=Substance+Use&rft.subject=Young+Adults&rft.description=This+thesis+provides+an+examination+of+the+disproportionate+use+of+licit+and+illicit+substances+among+sexual+minority+young+people.+It+shows+a+clear+picture+that+substance+use+is+not+equally+distributed+among+all+groups+within+this+population%2C+and+that+a+range+of+underlying+factors+are+responsible+for+existing+disparities+between+this+population+and+the+general+population.+These+include+marginalisation+and+mental+health+as+well+as+characteristics+of+the+LGBT+community+such+as+peer+pressure%2C+high+concentration+of+licensed+venues%2C+and+socio-political+values.+Both+connectedness+to+and+participation+in+the+LGBT+community+were+significantly+associated+with+substance+use+involvement.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2018&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F117146%2F1%2FDaniel_Demant_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=doi%3A10.5204%2Fthesis.eprints.117146&rft.relation=Demant%2C+Daniel+(2018)+Substance+use+among+sexual+minority+young+people%3A+The+influence+of+community+attitudes+and+identities.+PhD+by+Publication%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F117146%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Health%3B+School+of+Psychology+%26+Counselling