Discrimination from family and substance use for multiracial individuals

Whereas Multiracial people exhibit heightened rates of substance use, existing research has yet to account for why. The current study examines whether Multiracial people's experiences of discrimination from family may explain their substance use behaviors, and furthermore, whether compromised m...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2019-05, Vol.92, p.203-207
Main Authors: Franco, Marisa, Carter, Sierra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Anxiety
Biracial
Drug abuse
Families & family life
Mental disorders
Multiracial
Multiracial people
Racial discrimination from family
Regression analysis
Substance use
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Summary:Whereas Multiracial people exhibit heightened rates of substance use, existing research has yet to account for why. The current study examines whether Multiracial people's experiences of discrimination from family may explain their substance use behaviors, and furthermore, whether compromised mental health indirectly explains relationships between familial discrimination and substance use. Online cross-sectional survey data was collected from (N = 466) Multiracial participants. Negative binomial regression analysis indicated that discrimination from family predicted drug use above and beyond general discrimination. Results of bootstrapping analysis revealed that the pathway from discrimination from family to drug use is partially explained by anxiety and depressive symptoms. The implications of these findings for addressing heightened rates of substance abuse among the Multiracial population are discussed. •Discrimination from family predicts substance use for Multiracial individuals.•Anxiety symptoms explain links between familial discrimination and substance use.•Depressive symptoms explain links between familial discrimination and substance use.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.008