Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Discrimination and Substance Use Disorder Among Latinos
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Using data from the National Latino and Asian American Study collected in 2002-2003 (N = 2,554), we assessed the adjusted odds of lifetime substance use disorder (SUD) associated with report of both unfair treatment and racial/ethnic discrimination. Among men, SUD was increased for those reporting low, moderate, and high levels of unfair treatment compared to those reporting no unfair treatment and patterns were similar for racial/ethnic discrimination. Among women, only those reporting high levels of unfair treatment were at increased risk of lifetime SUD and no associations were observed between racial/ethnic discrimination and lifetime SUD. Future research should examine the role that discrimination plays in the development of substance misuse among Latinos.
Source: Substance Use & Misuse
Authors: India J. Ornelas, Seunghye Hong
Institutions: University of Washington, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G1106773923, Institute for Translational Health Science (KL2), NLAAS II: Unraveling Differences for Clinical Services, Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, NATIONAL LATINO AND ASIAN AMERICAN STUDY, Investing in America's Future: Mentoring Latinos in Health Disparities Research, Cancer Center Support Grant
OpenAlex ID: W2145114703