Social class discrimination as a predictor of first cigarette use and transition to nicotine use disorder in Black and White youth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize the association of social class discrimination with the timing of first cigarette use and progression to DSM-IV nicotine dependence (ND) in Black and White youth, examining variation by race, parent vs. youth experiences of discrimination, socioeconomic status (SES), and stage of smoking.

Methods

Data were drawn from 1461 youth (55.2% Black, 44.8% White; 50.2% female) and mothers in a high-risk family study of alcohol use disorder and related conditions. Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were conducted, using youth's and mother's social class discrimination to predict first cigarette use and progression to ND, stratifying by race. Interactions between discrimination and SES indicators (parental education and household income) were tested. Ad

SUBMITTER: Sartor CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8453663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature