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

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), m

SUBMITTER: Ebrahimi CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11291707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature