种族歧视对美国人中增加物质易感性和使用的作用 年轻人 年轻人 年轻人 年轻人 年轻人
Robert Rosales1, Philip T Veliz2, John Jardine3
1Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Behavioral & Social Science, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
American journal of preventive medicine
|June 27, 2025
概括
种族歧视可能会增加美国有色人种年轻人的吸毒易感性和吸毒率,尽管报告的吸毒率较低. 这一发现凸显了歧视对青少年吸毒行为的影响.
科学领域:
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 药物使用研究研究 药物使用研究
- 卫生社会学 卫生社会学
背景情况:
- 最近的数据显示,与白人年轻人相比,美国有色人种青少年的酒精,烟草和大麻使用率更高.
- 越来越多的歧视可能会导致少数民族年轻人的慢性压力和物质使用.
- 歧视和早期青少年开始吸毒之间的关系需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 根据种族/种族,评估美国年轻人中物质易感性和使用 (酒精,烟草,大麻) 的流行程度.
- 检查种族歧视在种族/种族与青少年吸毒之间的关系中的作用.
- 了解歧视对物质使用的影响是否在种族/民族群体之间存在差异.
主要方法:
- 来自青少年大脑认知发展研究 (2016-2022) 的11868名美国青少年 (基线年龄为9-10岁) 的数据分析.
- 量化终身物质易感性 (意愿,好奇心) 和种族/民族的使用.
- 多变量纵向分析,以评估歧视,物质敏感性和使用之间的关联,按种族/种族分层.
主要成果:
- 黑人年轻人报告了较低的终身使用和对酒精/烟草的好奇心,但比白人年轻人更愿意尝试酒精.
- 西班牙裔年轻人表示更愿意尝试酒精,而亚洲青年则报告了更低的终身烟草使用率.
- 在所有研究的种族/民族群体中,高程度的种族歧视始终与增加物质易感性和使用率有关.
结论:
- 有色人种的年轻人通常报告的物质使用率低于白人年轻人.
- 种族歧视似乎是导致有色人种年轻人增加物质易受性和使用的重要因素.
- 歧视对敏感性的影响可能解释了少数民族年轻人中药物使用的最近的国家趋势.
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