Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, 1515 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1601 W. Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Addict Behav. 2019 Jun;93:154-157. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.019. Epub 2019 Jan 26.
This study examined whether race/ethnic variation in discrimination is differentially associated with economic adversity during the period of the Great Recession for Blacks and Latinos compared to non-Hispanic Whites, thereby contributing to higher rates of alcohol use and problematic drinking among these groups.
Structural equation modeling was used to analyze data from a national mail survey.
The association of 9/11-related discrimination with problem-related drinking substantially derives from the association between 9/11-related discrimination and recession-era economic adversity. The association between 9/11-related discrimination and economic adversity is also significantly greater for Blacks and Latinos compared to non-Hispanic Whites, and is more strongly linked with problem-related drinking for both groups in contrast to non-Hispanic Whites.
Overall, the results demonstrate the sustained association of 9/11-related discrimination with alcohol use for Blacks and Latinos compared to non-Hispanic Whites, as well as the differential impact of the Great Recession for these race/ethnic groups. The findings highlight the need to acknowledge macro-level stressors that disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups, such as those occasioned by discriminatory legislation and social policies.
本研究考察了在大衰退期间，与非西班牙裔白人相比，黑人和拉丁裔的歧视现象是否因种族/民族差异而与经济逆境有不同的关联，从而导致这些群体的饮酒和酗酒问题发生率更高。
采用结构方程模型分析了一项全国性邮件调查的数据。
9/11 相关歧视与问题相关饮酒之间的关联主要源自 9/11 相关歧视与衰退时期经济逆境之间的关联。与非西班牙裔白人相比，黑人和拉丁裔的 9/11 相关歧视与经济逆境之间的关联也更为显著，与非西班牙裔白人相比，这两个群体的问题相关饮酒与 9/11 相关歧视和经济逆境之间的关联更为紧密。
总体而言，这些结果表明，与非西班牙裔白人相比，9/11 相关歧视与黑人和拉丁裔的饮酒行为持续相关，而大衰退对这些种族/民族群体的影响也存在差异。研究结果强调了需要承认对弱势群体产生不成比例影响的宏观压力源，例如歧视性立法和社会政策所带来的压力源。
