Age-varying association between discrimination, childhood family support, and substance use disorders among Latin American immigrants in the United States.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
; 30(4): 917-926, 2024 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38780598
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The cultural stress theory posits that immigrants experience a constellation of cultural stressors such as discrimination that could exacerbate alcohol- and other substance-related problems. Drawing on cultural stress theory, this study investigated the age-varying association between past-year discrimination and substance use disorders (SUDs) among Latin American immigrants aged 18-60 and whether childhood family support moderated the above association.METHOD:
We used data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) among adults aged 18-60 who identified as a Latin American immigrant (N = 3,049; 48% female).RESULTS:
Time-varying effect models (TVEMs) revealed that experiencing past-year discrimination was associated with greater odds of having a SUD during young and middle adulthood for Latin American immigrants. Furthermore, for immigrants with lower childhood family support, discrimination was associated with SUD risk in young and middle adulthood.CONCLUSION:
The present study documents that past-year discrimination was linked to greater SUD risk during young and middle adulthood. Childhood family support may serve as a protective factor in the association between discrimination and risk for SUD among Latin American immigrants. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Substance-Related Disorders
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Emigrants and Immigrants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol
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Cultur. divers. ethni. minor. psychol
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Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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PSICOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States