Citation

Tran AG, Lee RM, Burgess DJ. Cultur. Divers. Ethnic Minor. Psychol. 2010; 16(2): 226-236.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues; American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0016344

PMID

20438161

Abstract

The present investigation extends epidemiological research on discrimination and substance use to African-born Black, Southeast Asian, and Latino/Hispanic adult immigrants in the Midwest (N = 1,387). Discrimination was perceived by nearly 30% of immigrants in the sample during the past year and was significantly related to cigarette smoking, number of past-month drinking days, and engagement in recent binge drinking in the full sample. For Southeast Asian immigrants, perceived discrimination was significantly related to being a current smoker. For Hispanic/Latino immigrants, perceived discrimination was significantly related to number of past-month drinking days and past-month binge drinking. For African-born Black immigrants, perceived discrimination was related to number of past-month drinking days. As the U.S. population becomes increasingly diverse, these results highlight the importance of recognizing and addressing the widespread and pernicious nature of discrimination for a number of diverse racial/ethnic groups.

Language: en