在吸烟的黑人成年人中,对种族/种族压力产生负面情绪反应
Michael J Zvolensky1,2, Bryce K Clausen3, Jessica M Thai1
1University of Houston, Houston, Texas.
Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
|November 13, 2024
概括
美国的黑人成年人经历了对种族压力的高度情绪反应,面临更大的挑战戒烟. 这种反应性与更严重的戒烟问题和成的吸烟动机有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 药物成科学 药物成科学
背景情况:
- 美国的黑人成年人经历了与烟草有关的重大健康差异.
- 种族和民族压力因素,如歧视,与这一群体的吸烟有关.
- 对种族压力的情绪反应和它对吸烟的影响的个体差异仍未得到充分研究.
研究的目的:
- 调查黑人成年人中对种族/种族压力的负面情绪反应和吸烟过程之间的联系.
- 为了确定负面情绪反应是否逐步预测除了歧视频率和其他共变量之外的吸烟相关问题.
- 增强对这一人口群体中吸烟维持和戒烟挑战的理解.
主要方法:
- 在美国,对517名每日黑人吸烟者 (每天≥5支烟) 的横截面研究.
- 对种族/种族压力的负面情绪反应的评估.
- 统计分析以评估与戒烟问题,感知障碍和吸烟动机的关联,控制歧视频率和药物使用等共变量.
主要成果:
- 对种族/少数民族压力的负面情绪反应显著与戒烟问题的严重程度增加有关 (ΔR2=.01).
- 这种反应性还预测了更大的戒烟障碍 (ΔR2=.03) 和吸烟成动机 (ΔR2=.03).
- 消极情绪减轻的吸烟动机也与情绪反应性有关 (ΔR2=.04),即使在调整了歧视和药物使用后.
结论:
- 对种族/种族压力的负面情绪反应是黑人成年人吸烟严重程度和戒烟困难的一个重要因素.
- 这一发现强调了在黑人戒烟干预中考虑情绪应激反应的重要性.
- 针对情绪反应性可能提供一种新的方法来解决这一群体中吸烟差异.
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