Racial/ethnic discrimination, ADH1B*3, and coping-motivated drinking among Black college students.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Discrimination due to race and/or ethnicity can be a pervasive stressor for Black college students in the United States beyond general negative life events and has demonstrated associations with adverse health and alcohol outcomes. Genetics may confer individual differences in the risk of drinking to cope with discrimination-related stress. This study tested whether associations of racial/ethnic discrimination with coping drinking motives and alcohol use differ as a function of a well-documented variant in the alcohol dehydrogenase 1B gene (ADH1B*3).

Methods

Cross-sectional data were obtained from 241 Black students (M_age  = 20.04 [range = 18-53]; 66% female) attending a predominantly White university in the northeastern United States. Pa

SUBMITTER: Zaso MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9463110 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature