Racial identification, racial discrimination, and substance use vulnerability among African American young adults.
Racial identification, racial discrimination, and substance use vulnerability among African American young adults.
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DOI：
10.1177/0146167211410574
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发表时间：
2011-10
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Gerrard M
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作者：
Stock ML;Gibbons FX;Walsh LA;Gerrard M
两项研究探讨了种族身份（RI）作为一个保护因素，对物质使用认知的非洲裔美国年轻人谁设想或经历种族歧视。在研究1中，参与者设想了一个歧视或非歧视的情况下，然后他们使用药物的意愿和物质使用的间接措施进行了评估。在RI水平较低的参与者中，歧视与较高的使用认知水平相关。在研究2中，参与者被排除或包括在一个网络游戏（赛博球）由白色同龄人，然后从事RI肯定或控制写作任务。与会者将这种排斥归因于种族歧视。被排除的参与者谁不肯定他们的RI报告的物质使用认知水平最高，特别是如果他们从事了较高水平的以前的物质使用。这些发现突出了RI在黑人年轻人中的重要性以及歧视对健康行为的影响。
Two studies examined racial identity (RI) as a protective factor against substance use cognitions among African American young adults who either envisioned or experienced racial discrimination. In Study 1, participants envisioned a discrimination or nondiscrimination scenario, and then their willingness to use drugs and an indirect measure of substance use were assessed. Discrimination was associated with higher levels of use cognitions among participants with low levels of RI. In Study 2, participants were excluded or included in an online game (Cyberball) by White peers and then engaged in an RI-affirmation or control writing task. Participants attributed this exclusion to racial discrimination. Excluded participants who did not affirm their RI reported the highest levels of substance use cognitions, especially if they had engaged in higher levels of previous substance use. These findings highlight the importance of RI among Black young adults and the impact of discrimination on health behaviors.