@article{ref1,
title="Racial discrimination and substance use among African American youth: personal and collective self-esteem as mechanisms",
journal="Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse",
year="2022",
author="Crichlow, Queenisha J. and Banks, Devin E. and Carson, Ian and Fisher, Sycarah and Barnes-Najor, Jessica V. and Zapolski, Tamika C. B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Little is known about the mechanisms of the relationship between racial discrimination and substance use among Black youth. The current study examined the role of collective self-esteem and personal self-esteem in this relationship among Black adolescents in grades 5 through 12 (N = 1514; 57% female). Regression analyses estimated direct effects of perceived racial discrimination on substance use and indirect effects of discrimination on substance use through personal and collective self-esteem. Controlling for grade and sex, results revealed significant indirect effects such that experiences of discrimination were positively associated with substance use through lower reports of collective and personal self-esteem. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that bolstering personal and race-related esteem may mitigate the deleterious influence of discrimination among Black youth.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1533-2640",
doi="10.1080/15332640.2022.2050873",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2022.2050873"
}