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The relationship of microaggressions with alcohol use and anxiety among ethnic minority college students in a historically white institution.
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PMID:  21967526     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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Little is known about how microaggressions may impact the health and mental health of college students of color attending historically White universities. In this study, students provided self-report of the number of racial and ethnic microaggressions they had experienced over the previous month, as well as data on anxiety symptoms (Beck Anxiety Inventory), alcohol consumption (Daily Drinking Questionnaire) and consequences (Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index), and self-efficacy to cope with daily hassles (General Self-efficacy Scale) and with high risk drinking situations (Situational Confidence Questionnaire). As expected, students of color reported significantly more microaggressions than their European American counterparts. Microaggressions and self-efficacy were significantly associated with anxiety (Full Model R2 = .20; p < .001), microaggressions and self-efficacy were significantly associated with binge drinking (Full Model R2 = .10; p < .01), and microaggressions, binge drinking events, self-efficacy, and microaggressions × self-efficacy interaction were significantly associated with alcohol related consequences (Full Model R2 = .28; p < .001) among the students of color. Results suggest that microaggressions may represent a health and mental health risk to students of color. Implications of study results and future research directions are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).
Authors:
Arthur W Blume; Laura V Lovato; Bryan N Thyken; Natasha Denny
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-10-3
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1099-9809     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
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Created Date:  2011-10-4     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  100956435     Medline TA:  Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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