Interpersonal ethnic-racial discrimination and tobacco products: The moderating role of critical action.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
; 2024 Mar 21.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The present study aimed to understand the role of critical action, sociopolitical participation, an essential form of consciousness in the relationship between interpersonal discrimination and the use of tobacco products.METHOD:
The present study was part of a more extensive longitudinal study on students' genetic and environmental experiences. To examine these associations, 164 racially minoritized college students (Mage = 19.86, SD = 0.28) were surveyed for this study.RESULTS:
Findings indicated that the relation between interpersonal ethnic-racial discrimination (IERD) and tobacco products was moderated by critical action. Specifically, IERD was associated with greater use of tobacco products when students had low critical consciousness-critical action. The relation between IERD and the use of tobacco products became nonsignificant when students had high critical action.CONCLUSIONS:
Critical action was protective in mitigating increased tobacco use in the context of discrimination experiences. Research, clinical, and policy implications are discussed in efforts to reduce tobacco-related disparities among racially minoritized college students. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2024
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Article