TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among African American and Afro-Caribbean adults
T2 - Results from the National Survey of American Life
AU - Mattingly, Delvon T.
AU - Fleischer, Nancy L.
AU - Colston, David C.
AU - Mezuk, Briana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This study examined the relationship between perceived racial discrimination (PRD) and patterns of substance use. Data come from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life (N = 3,589). PRD was derived from the Major Experiences of Discrimination Scale. Multinomial logistic regression estimated the relationship between PRD and patterns of substance use (i.e., never/former, single-substance, dual-substance, and polysubstance [3+ substances]) based on six substances; effect modification by ethnicity and sex was assessed by stratification. Study findings indicated that PRD was associated with greater odds of lifetime and current polysubstance use. Results from the effect modification analyses suggested differential associations by ethnicity and sex.
AB - This study examined the relationship between perceived racial discrimination (PRD) and patterns of substance use. Data come from the 2001–2003 National Survey of American Life (N = 3,589). PRD was derived from the Major Experiences of Discrimination Scale. Multinomial logistic regression estimated the relationship between PRD and patterns of substance use (i.e., never/former, single-substance, dual-substance, and polysubstance [3+ substances]) based on six substances; effect modification by ethnicity and sex was assessed by stratification. Study findings indicated that PRD was associated with greater odds of lifetime and current polysubstance use. Results from the effect modification analyses suggested differential associations by ethnicity and sex.
KW - Polysubstance use
KW - discrimination
KW - ethnicity
KW - minority health
KW - race
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U2 - 10.1080/15332640.2020.1836700
DO - 10.1080/15332640.2020.1836700
M3 - Article
C2 - 33135969
AN - SCOPUS:85095779251
SN - 1533-2640
VL - 21
SP - 1199
EP - 1218
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
IS - 4
ER -