Historical trauma and polysubstance use in Black young adults: The role of contemporary racism.

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2024-09-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-01 DOI:10.1037/tra0001652

Chantel T Ebrahimi, Lillian Polanco-Roman, Tanya C Saraiya, Alexandria G Bauer, Denise Hien

{"title":"Historical trauma and polysubstance use in Black young adults: The role of contemporary racism.","authors":"Chantel T Ebrahimi, Lillian Polanco-Roman, Tanya C Saraiya, Alexandria G Bauer, Denise Hien","doi":"10.1037/tra0001652","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The legacy of slavery renders Black individuals vulnerable to the harmful effects of historical trauma which may interact with contemporary racism-related experiences to increase substance use. We examined the associations between historical and contemporary racism-related experiences (i.e., historical loss thinking, major racial discrimination events, racial microaggressions, and internalized racism) and polysubstance use in a group of Black young adults.Method: Black young adults (N = 163; 60% female) aged 18-35 years (M = 25.7, SD = 3.27) completed surveys online.Results: Historical loss thinking (b = 0.03, 95% CI [0.01, 0.05], p = .003), racial microaggressions (b = 0.03, 95% CI [0.02, 0.04], p < .001), major racial discrimination events (b = 0.42, 95% CI [0.30, 0.53], p < .001), and internalized racism (b = 0.49, 95% CI [0.33, 0.65], p < .001) were independently associated with past 12-month polysubstance use. Major racial discrimination events showed the largest association with polysubstance use (β = 0.26, 95% CI [0.08, 0.45], p = .006). No significant interactions between historical loss thinking and contemporary racism-related experiences were observed.Conclusions: Findings suggest an association between substance use and historical and contemporary-related experiences among Black young adults. This may suggest that experiences with racism contextualized within historical and contemporary manifestations may impact risk for polysubstance use among Black young adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":"922-929"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11291707/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001652","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/2/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PSYCHIATRY","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

Objectives: The legacy of slavery renders Black individuals vulnerable to the harmful effects of historical trauma which may interact with contemporary racism-related experiences to increase substance use. We examined the associations between historical and contemporary racism-related experiences (i.e., historical loss thinking, major racial discrimination events, racial microaggressions, and internalized racism) and polysubstance use in a group of Black young adults.

Method: Black young adults (N = 163; 60% female) aged 18-35 years (M = 25.7, SD = 3.27) completed surveys online.

Results: Historical loss thinking (b = 0.03, 95% CI [0.01, 0.05], p = .003), racial microaggressions (b = 0.03, 95% CI [0.02, 0.04], p < .001), major racial discrimination events (b = 0.42, 95% CI [0.30, 0.53], p < .001), and internalized racism (b = 0.49, 95% CI [0.33, 0.65], p < .001) were independently associated with past 12-month polysubstance use. Major racial discrimination events showed the largest association with polysubstance use (β = 0.26, 95% CI [0.08, 0.45], p = .006). No significant interactions between historical loss thinking and contemporary racism-related experiences were observed.

Conclusions: Findings suggest an association between substance use and historical and contemporary-related experiences among Black young adults. This may suggest that experiences with racism contextualized within historical and contemporary manifestations may impact risk for polysubstance use among Black young adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

查看原文本刊更多论文

黑人青少年的历史创伤与多种药物使用：当代种族主义的作用。

目标：奴隶制的遗留问题使黑人容易受到历史创伤的有害影响，而历史创伤可能会与当代种族主义相关经历相互作用，从而增加药物使用。我们研究了一组黑人青壮年的历史和当代种族主义相关经历（即历史性失落思维、重大种族歧视事件、种族微攻击和内化种族主义）与多种药物使用之间的关联：方法：18-35 岁的黑人青年（N = 163；60% 为女性）（M = 25.7，SD = 3.27）完成在线调查：结果：历史损失思维（b = 0.03，95% CI [0.01，0.05]，p = .003）、种族微冒犯（b = 0.03，95% CI [0.02，0.04]，p < .001）、重大种族歧视事件（b = 0.42，95% CI [0.30，0.53]，p < .001）和内化的种族主义（b = 0.49，95% CI [0.33，0.65]，p < .001）与过去 12 个月的多种物质使用独立相关。重大种族歧视事件与多种药物使用的关系最大（β = 0.26，95% CI [0.08，0.45]，p = .006）。没有观察到历史损失思维与当代种族主义相关经历之间存在明显的相互作用：研究结果表明，在黑人青少年中，药物使用与历史和当代相关经历之间存在关联。这可能表明，以历史和当代表现为背景的种族主义经历可能会影响黑人年轻人使用多种物质的风险。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, 版权所有）。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

CiteScore

11.20

自引率

3.20%

发文量

427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence