Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA; Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Addict Behav. 2021 Jul;118:106900. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106900. Epub 2021 Mar 9.
Despite almost 1 in 5 college students being Latinx, research examining risk factors for college alcohol misuse and consequences to inform prevention efforts for Latinx is limited. The current study attempts to address a health disparity among Latinx college students by examining the effects of parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination on drinking outcomes.
Latinx students from three large and geographically diverse public universities (N = 215; 73% female) completed measures during the fall of their first (T1) and second (T2) years. Analyses used moderated regression with bootstrapping to obtain asymmetrical 95% confidence intervals. Parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination were assessed as predictors at T1. Drinking outcomes were assessed at T2 as typical weekly drinking, peak blood alcohol content (BAC), and alcohol-related consequences.
T1 permissiveness was significantly positively associated with T2 peak BAC. T1 discrimination significantly moderated the association between T1 permissiveness and T2 peak BAC as well as T2 consequences. The effects of T1 permissiveness on T2 peak BAC and T2 consequences were stronger among Latinx who experienced above-average levels of T1 discrimination.
Results suggest that among Latinx parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination are risk factors for peak BAC and alcohol-related consequences. The positive associations between parental permissiveness and peak BAC/consequences were stronger among Latinx students who experienced high levels of ethnic discrimination. Efforts to address these risk factors in future culturally sensitive parent-based interventions for Latinx college students are warranted.
尽管近五分之一的大学生是拉丁裔，但研究拉丁裔大学生的酒精滥用风险因素和后果以提供预防措施的研究仍然有限。本研究试图通过考察父母对未成年饮酒的宽容度和感知到的种族歧视对饮酒结果的影响，来解决拉丁裔大学生中的健康差异问题。
来自三所大型、地理位置多样化的公立大学的拉丁裔学生（N=215；73%为女性）在第一年（T1）和第二年（T2）秋季完成了调查。分析采用带有引导的调节回归来获得不对称的 95%置信区间。T1 时评估父母对未成年饮酒的宽容度和感知到的种族歧视作为预测因子。T2 时评估的饮酒结果包括典型的每周饮酒量、血液酒精含量峰值（BAC）和与酒精相关的后果。
T1 时的宽容度与 T2 时的 BAC 峰值显著正相关。T1 时的歧视显著调节了 T1 时的宽容度与 T2 时的 BAC 峰值以及 T2 时的后果之间的关系。在经历 T1 时高水平歧视的拉丁裔学生中，T1 时的宽容度对 T2 时的 BAC 峰值和 T2 时的后果的影响更强。
结果表明，在拉丁裔学生中，父母对未成年饮酒的宽容度和感知到的种族歧视是 BAC 峰值和与酒精相关的后果的风险因素。在经历高水平种族歧视的拉丁裔学生中，父母宽容度与 BAC 峰值/后果之间的正相关关系更强。未来有必要在针对拉丁裔大学生的文化敏感性家长为基础的干预措施中解决这些风险因素。
