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Denial of Personal Racial Discrimination and Its Impact Among People of Color Who Use Substances: Implications for Measuring Racial Discrimination in Substance Use Research.
Oh, Hans; Sami, Mojgan; Blevins, Brittany; Hanson, Hannah; Herzig, Emma; Ho, Catherine; Lee, Ryan; Wong, Kelly; Huh, Jimi.
Afiliación
  • Oh H; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. hansoh@usc.edu.
  • Sami M; California State University, Fullerton, USA.
  • Blevins B; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Hanson H; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Herzig E; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Ho C; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Lee R; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Wong K; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
  • Huh J; University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities ; 2024 Jun 10.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38858337
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Even though racism is pervasive, some people of color may deny experiencing racial discrimination or may report being unaffected by it. This study examines the contexts and factors that may contribute to these responses among people who use substances.

METHODS:

We conducted seven focus groups (5-9 participants per group, total N = 43) among Black, Latino, and Asian American adults between the ages of 21 to 44 years old who reported current use of two or more of the following substances alcohol, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or cannabis. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.

RESULTS:

Across all three ethno-racial groups, we found some respondents minimized or denied personal experiences of racial discrimination or hesitated to identify their experiences as racial discrimination, which in turn led to respondents to express uncertainty about seeing any sort of connection between racial discrimination and substance use. Themes included a minority comparison effect; a drowning out effect; diversity and racial composition of context; passing as White; and covertness of racism. Also, there were contradictions in accounts, and responses often depended on orienting cues.

CONCLUSIONS:

While researchers continue to find associations between racial discrimination and substance use, some people of color may not acknowledge this connection. Recommendations include aligning definitions of racism between academic and public/popular discourse; updating measures to keep up with the evolving forms of racism using context-specific examples; combining subjective measures of racial discrimination with objective measures of racism; and dialoguing with the public to raise awareness around how racism is defined.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Suiza