Risk and Protective Factors for Multiracial Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Mixed Methods Approach

项目摘要/摘要 多种族年轻人(年龄在18-25岁之间的多种族个人)，报告 酒精和其他药物(AOD)的使用率高于所有其他单冠心病组。研究的匮乏 已经研究了与多种族个人使用AOD有关的风险和保护因素。缺乏研究 它已经应用了为单峰种群设计的框架来研究多种族个体，并且 很少有研究发现与多种族个体使用AOD显著相关的因素。本研究 通过采用直接涉及多种族个体的方法来改进有限的现有研究 通过序贯混合方法了解其AOD使用情况。这项研究的具体目的是：(1) 组织焦点小组，深入了解多种族年轻人使用AOD的情况，以及(2) 建立模型，以社区投入和定性分析为依据，识别风险和保护因素 在多种族年轻人中使用AOD，并进行定量研究以测试该模型。这个 应用程序具有重要意义，因为我们将揭示与AOD使用率高相关的因素 多种族年轻人的边缘化人口，这将为减少AOD相关健康的干预措施提供信息 差距。这是创新的，因为我们将利用混合方法来系统地构建 多种族年轻人使用AOD的社区知情模式。建议的研究将会完成。 在两项综合研究中使用了序贯混合方法。研究1将进行3-5个焦点小组，4-8个 每组多种族参与者(n=20-30)，他们将探索与多种族年轻人使用AOD相关的因素 通过半结构化访谈对成年人进行调查。研究2将利用研究1中发现的主题来指导 使用结构方程建模(SEM)分析测量选择并构建和测试模型(n=120- 168)。研究结果将为更好地理解不成比例的高发病率提供有用的框架 AOD在多种族个体中的使用。与NIDA战略计划保持一致，调查结果将揭示 环境、社会和其他原因导致多种族年轻人使用AOD，并提供信息 有针对性的干预措施，以治疗和预防有问题的AOD使用，并减少相关的健康差距 在这些不断增长的高危人群中。该项目还将为首席调查员提供至关重要的 在混合方法研究、技能、研究结果的传播、网络、 指导和进行伦理研究。罗德岛大学的研究环境包括 办公空间、技术和赠款支持，以及具有以下专业知识的优秀赞助商和顾问 相关内容领域和混合方法研究，为以下方面提供理想的环境和指导 成功地实施了拟议的项目。这个项目将是一个重要的研究和培训机会 申请人未来作为独立学术研究人员的职业生涯，这将涉及与 被边缘化和研究不足的人群，对其进行定量和定性研究是必要的。

Project Summary/Abstract Multiracial young adults (individuals identifying as more than one race and between ages 18–25), report alcohol and other drug (AOD) use rates that are higher than all other monoracial groups. A dearth of research has examined risk and protective factors related to AOD use among multiracial individuals. The scant research that exists has applied frameworks designed for monoracial populations to study multiracial individuals, and few studies have found factors that are significantly related to AOD use in multiracial individuals. This study improves upon the limited existing research by taking an approach that directly involves multiracial individuals through sequential mixed methods to understand their AOD use. The specific aims of this study are to: (1) conduct focus groups to establish an in-depth understanding of AOD use in multiracial young adults and (2) build a model, informed by community input and qualitative analysis, identifying risk and protective factors associated with AOD use in multiracial young adults and conduct a quantitative study to test the model. The application is significant in that we will uncover factors associated with the high rates of AOD use among a marginalized population of multiracial young adults that will inform interventions to reduce AOD-related health disparities. It is innovative because we will utilize a mixed methods approach to systematically build a community informed model of AOD use among multiracial young adults. The proposed study will be completed in two integrated studies using sequential mixed methods. Study 1 will conduct 3–5 focus groups with 4–8 multiracial participants per group (n = 20–30) who will explore factors related to AOD use in multiracial young adults through semi-structured interviews. Study 2 will utilize the themes uncovered from Study 1 to guide measure selection and build and test a model using structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis (n = 120– 168). Findings will provide a useful framework for better understanding the disproportionately high rates of AOD use among multiracial individuals. As aligned with the NIDA strategic plan, findings will uncover environmental, social, and other causes of AOD use among multiracial young adults and provide information to target interventions to treat and prevent problematic AOD use as well as reduce related health disparities among this growing and high-risk population. The project will also provide the principal investigator vital training and experience in mixed methodology research, grantsmanship, dissemination of findings, networking, mentoring, and conducting ethical research. The research environment at University of Rhode Island including office space, technology, and grant support, along with excellent sponsors and consultants with expertise in relevant content areas and mixed methodology research, provide the ideal setting and mentorship to successfully conduct the proposed project. This project would be vital as a research training opportunity for the applicant’s future career as an independent academic researcher, which will involve research with marginalized and understudied populations for which both quantitative and qualitative research are necessary.