Crichlow Queenisha J, Banks Devin E, Carson Ian, Fisher Sycarah, Barnes-Najor Jessica V, Zapolski Tamika C B
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2024;23(1):58-71. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2022.2050873. Epub 2022 Mar 27.
Little is known about the mechanisms of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use among Black youth. The current study examined the role of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in this relationship among Black adolescents in grades 5 through 12 (N = 1514; 57% female). Regression analyses estimated direct effects of perceived racial discrimination on substance use and indirect effects of discrimination on substance use through personal and collective self-esteem. Controlling for grade and sex, results revealed significant indirect effects such that experiences of discrimination were positively associated with substance use through lower reports of collective and personal self-esteem. Findings suggest that bolstering personal and race-related esteem may mitigate the deleterious influence of discrimination among Black youth.
关于种族歧视与黑人青少年药物使用之间关系的机制，我们知之甚少。本研究调查了集体自尊和个人自尊在5至12年级黑人青少年（N = 1514；57%为女性）这一关系中的作用。回归分析估计了感知到的种族歧视对药物使用的直接影响，以及歧视通过个人自尊和集体自尊对药物使用的间接影响。在控制了年级和性别后，结果显示出显著的间接影响，即歧视经历与药物使用呈正相关，这是通过集体自尊和个人自尊水平较低表现出来的。研究结果表明，增强个人自尊和与种族相关的自尊可能会减轻歧视对黑人青少年的有害影响。
