University of Texas at Austin, United States.
University of Texas at Austin, United States.
Addict Behav. 2020 Feb;101:106154. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106154. Epub 2019 Oct 11.
Peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol is one of the strongest predictors of adolescent substance use. In addition to this normative adolescent stressor, African American adolescents often also face race-related stress in the form of racial discrimination, which has been linked to maladaptive coping responses such as substance use. The interaction of these stressors may help explain substance using behaviors for African American adolescents. The present study explored the relationship between eighth-grade school-based racial discrimination experiences, peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol, and gender to predict 11th-grade marijuana and alcohol use (N = 610; 49% female). Logistic regression analyses indicated teacher- and peer-perpetrated racial discrimination experiences were related to higher alcohol use. Eighth-grade peer pressure to use drugs moderated the relations between teacher- and peer-perpetrated racial discrimination and 11th-grade marijuana use. Overall, results indicate that school-based racial discrimination increases risk for adolescent substance use, and peer pressure moderates this relation for multiple types of racial discrimination. No moderation by gender was found. The importance of considering race-related stress in conjunction with more general adolescent stress to understand African American adolescent substance use is discussed.
同伴压力和药物及酒精的使用是青少年使用药物的最强预测因素之一。除了这种规范的青少年压力源之外，非裔美国青少年通常还面临种族相关的压力，例如种族歧视，这与不适应的应对方式（如使用药物）有关。这些压力源的相互作用可能有助于解释非裔美国青少年的药物使用行为。本研究探讨了八年级学校经历的种族歧视、同伴对使用药物和酒精的压力，以及性别与预测 11 年级大麻和酒精使用之间的关系（n=610；49%为女性）。逻辑回归分析表明，教师和同伴实施的种族歧视经历与更高的酒精使用有关。八年级同伴对使用药物的压力调节了教师和同伴实施的种族歧视与 11 年级大麻使用之间的关系。总的来说，研究结果表明，学校的种族歧视增加了青少年使用药物的风险，而同伴压力对多种类型的种族歧视关系起到了调节作用。未发现性别调节作用。讨论了在理解非裔美国青少年药物使用时，需要将与种族有关的压力与更普遍的青少年压力结合起来考虑的重要性。
