TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Prescription stimulant misuse avoidance self-efficacy: correlates and moderation by race/ethnicity
JO  - Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
A1  - Figueroa, Wilma
A1  - Yomogida, Kyle
A1  - Mendez, Jocelyne
A1  - Bavarian, Niloofar
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined whether personality characteristics, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomology, psychological distress, and religiosity were associated with prescription stimulant avoidance self-efficacy and whether these relationships were moderated by race/ethnicity among a probability sample of 1,053 college students. We used regression analyses to examine associations between avoidance self-efficacy and the independent variables of interest and moderation analyses to identity whether these associations were moderated by race/ethnicity. Inattention, hyperactivity, sensation seeking, and psychological distress were inversely associated with prescription stimulant avoidance self-efficacy, whereas religiosity had a direct association. Moreover, greater inattention was a risk factor for lower self-efficacy among students identifying as White but not for students identifying as Asian. Increased religiosity was a risk factor for students identifying as Latinx, whereas it was a protective factor for students identifying as White. Prevention implications are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1533-2640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2018.1542370
ID  - ref1
ER  -