@article{ref1,
title="Age-varying association between discrimination, childhood family support, and substance use disorders among Latin American immigrants in the United States",
journal="Cultural diversity and ethnic minority psychology",
year="2024",
author="Chiang, Shou-Chun and Rahal, Danny and Bai, Sunhye and Linden-Carmichael, Ashley N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The cultural stress theory posits that immigrants experience a constellation of cultural stressors such as discrimination that could exacerbate alcohol- and other substance-related problems. Drawing on cultural stress theory, this study investigated the age-varying association between past-year discrimination and substance use disorders (SUDs) among Latin American immigrants aged 18-60 and whether childhood family support moderated the above association. <br><br>METHOD: We used data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III (NESARC-III) among adults aged 18-60 who identified as a Latin American immigrant (N = 3,049; 48% female). <br><br>RESULTS: Time-varying effect models (TVEMs) revealed that experiencing past-year discrimination was associated with greater odds of having a SUD during young and middle adulthood for Latin American immigrants. Furthermore, for immigrants with lower childhood family support, discrimination was associated with SUD risk in young and middle adulthood. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The present study documents that past-year discrimination was linked to greater SUD risk during young and middle adulthood. Childhood family support may serve as a protective factor in the association between discrimination and risk for SUD among Latin American immigrants. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1099-9809",
doi="10.1037/cdp0000677",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000677"
}