Citation

Quayson AA, Rush CR, Minges ML, Pittman DM. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

The George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2019.1707142

PMID

31876446

Abstract

The study examined the role social support plays in the relationship between life stress and problem alcohol use behavior in a sample of Black emerging adults in college with histories of parental substance use disorders (SUD). Participants were 1,007 Black emerging adult college students, recruited as part of a larger multi-wave, multisite, study investigating coping behavior among emerging adults in college.

FINDINGS suggest that Black college students with parental SUDs engage in riskier and coping motivated drinking behaviors more than those without such histories, and their alcohol use behaviors are more strongly linked to experiencing life stress, despite similar levels of perceived social support. Social support from friends and sufficient global social support help to mediate this adverse relationship. Parental SUD may serve as a readily identifiable risk factor for risky drinking behavior among Black college students. Implications for future research and clinical practice are presented.

Language: en

Keywords

African American; Parental substance abuse; alcohol use; college students; risky drinking