Perceived Ethnic Discrimination and Negative Emotional Reactivity to Minority Stress: Association with Cannabis Use Processes Among United States Hispanic/Latinx Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cannabis use has been increasing among the Hispanic/Latinx population in the United States (US). Little research has expressly focused on culturally relevant factors related to cannabis use processes and problems among this group. The present investigation sought to help bridge this gap and test the main and interactive effects of perceived ethnic discrimination and negative emotional reactivity to minority stress in terms of cannabis use processes, including perceived barriers for cannabis reduction, cannabis use problems, and cannabis use motives, among Hispanic/Latinx adults in the US.

Method

Participants were recruited through Qualtrics Panels and included 521 adults who engaged in current (past month) cannabis use (M_age = 36.52 years, SD</

SUBMITTER: Zvolensky MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12640089 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature