Racial and ethnic differences in distress, discrimination, substance use coping, and nicotine use among parents during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: This study identified contributing factors for tobacco-related inequities among parents (N = 331) during COVID-19. Compared to non-Hispanic White parents, Asian, Black, and multiracial parents experienced greater discrimination. Parents with a nicotine use history experienced greater discrimination and substance use coping relative to tobacco abstainers. Among parents who used nicotine during the pandemic (n = 45), experiencing financial loss, having COVID-19, and greater worries were positively associated with nicotine reductions during COVID-19. Being female, increased family members with COVID-19, discrimination, and substance use coping were negatively associated with nicotine reductions. Tobacco interventions that reduce substance use coping and increase alternative coping are needed.

SUBMITTER: Clawson AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097833 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature