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Psychological pathway from racial discrimination to the physical consequences of alcohol consumption: Religious coping as a protective factor.
Lee, Daniel B; Hope, Meredith O; Heinze, Justin E; Cunningham, Mary; Caldwell, Cleopatra H; Zimmerman, Marc A.
Affiliation
  • Lee DB; Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Hope MO; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Heinze JE; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Cunningham M; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Caldwell CH; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
  • Zimmerman MA; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
J Ethn Subst Abuse ; 19(3): 453-475, 2020.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30589400
While racial discrimination (RD) is associated with increased alcohol-related problems among African Americans (AAs), researchers have not examined how RD contributes to the physical consequences of alcohol consumption over time. In addition, the protective role of religious coping has been discussed but not formally tested in pathways connecting RD to the physical consequences of alcohol consumption. To address this gap, we estimated latent growth mediation models in a sample of 465 AA emerging adults. We found that RD increased physical consequences of alcohol consumption over time through psychological distress. After identifying two profiles of religious coping (i.e., low and high religious coping), RD indirectly influenced the physical consequences of alcohol consumption through psychological distress among AAs in the low religious coping group. Our results signal the importance of developing alcohol-misuse prevention programs that address the psychological consequences of RD. Integrating culturally tailored coping strategies (e.g., religious coping) may bolster the efficacy of these prevention programs.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Psychology / Stress, Psychological / Black or African American / Alcohol Drinking / Adaptation, Psychological / Racism / Psychological Distress Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Equity_inequality Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Ethn Subst Abuse Journal subject: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Religion and Psychology / Stress, Psychological / Black or African American / Alcohol Drinking / Adaptation, Psychological / Racism / Psychological Distress Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Equity_inequality Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Ethn Subst Abuse Journal subject: CIENCIAS SOCIAIS / TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS Year: 2020 Document type: Article Country of publication: