Rabin Julia, Lawlace Margaret, Zhen-Duan Jenny, Nuñez Miguel, Jacquez Farrah
Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Disparities Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2023 Jul-Sep;22(3):644-658. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2021.1982804. Epub 2021 Oct 1.
Latinx youth, members of an ethnic minority group growing faster than the national growth rate, are at increased risk of experiencing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) but it remains unclear how ACEs relate to externalizing behaviors, such as substance use and behaviors leading to injury and violence, in this population. In a sample of 100 Latinx youth, the current study examined how ACEs related to drug use and behaviors leading to injury and violence. Exposure to ACEs was associated with increased drug use, and that association was significantly moderated by behaviors leading to injury and violence for Latina adolescents. Given these findings, more attention needs to be diverted to screening for ACEs and externalizing behaviors in Latina girls.
拉丁裔青年是一个增长速度超过全国平均水平的少数民族群体，他们经历不良童年经历（ACEs）的风险增加，但目前尚不清楚ACEs与该群体的外化行为（如药物使用以及导致伤害和暴力的行为）之间的关系。在一个由100名拉丁裔青年组成的样本中，当前的研究调查了ACEs与药物使用以及导致伤害和暴力的行为之间的关系。接触ACEs与药物使用增加有关，并且对于拉丁裔青少年而言，这种关联因导致伤害和暴力的行为而显著缓和。鉴于这些发现，需要更多关注对拉丁裔女孩进行ACEs和外化行为的筛查。
