睡眠作为保护因素:种族和种族少数群体中的多种形式的歧视和物质使用意图 美国青年
Yijie Wang1, Zhenqiang Zhao2, Meng-Run Zhang2
1Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
概括
较短的周日睡眠时间增加了少数群体青年面临多种形式的歧视的物质使用风险. 较长的睡眠可能会提供保护,这表明睡眠是关键的干预目标.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 生物行为研究研究.
- 预防使用物质使用物质的预防.
背景情况:
- 在物质使用 (SU) 风险方面,种族和民族差异是显著的.
- 生物行为因素,如睡眠,在减轻少数群体青年中的这些风险方面没有得到充分研究.
- 在这一群体中,歧视是关键的压力因素,与不利的健康结果有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查睡眠时间作为多重歧视和物质使用意图之间的联系的调节者.
- 检查种族,种族,性取向和基于体重的歧视如何影响SU的意图.
- 识别少数群体青少年中物质使用的潜在保护因素.
主要方法:
- 来自青少年大脑认知发展研究中的3495名种族和民族少数群体青少年 (平均年龄11.52岁) 的纵向数据.
- 通过1年和2年后续调查的汇总青年报告来评估多重歧视.
- 通过自我报告和动图测量睡眠时间;在2年和3年后的随访中评估SU意图.
主要成果:
- 增加的多重歧视与更高的后续SU意图有关.
- 这种关联仅对周日睡眠时间较短的青少年 (自我报告或通过动图测量) 有意义.
- 睡眠时间的变化也显示了与SU意图的复杂关系.
结论:
- 睡眠时间是影响少数群体青年物质使用风险的关键生物行为因素.
- 针对睡眠的预防性干预措施可能有助于减轻面临歧视的青少年的SU意图.
- 研究结果强调了在弱势群体的早期发育中解决睡眠健康问题的重要性.
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