Chunk #36 — 5. Special consideration of select environments for U.S. racial/ethnic minority groups — Social triggers — Racial discrimination and stigma
Racial discrimination is a stressor that contributes to adverse mental health and risk behaviors in adults and youth108. Racial discrimination and perceived racial/ethnic stigma can increase heavy consumption, alcohol abuse, and drinking problems among Blacks and Latinos/Hispanics109,110. Mulia et al.97 and Chae et al.111 examined the related constructs of perceived ethnic group stigma and unfair treatment, and found positive relationships for these variables in predicting problem drinking among Blacks, Latinos/Hispanics, and Asians. Among American Indians, discrimination may be associated with feelings of historical loss associated with long-term, intergenerational impacts of genocide and cultural “reformation” of American Indians in the U.S.; these stressors are associated with adverse alcohol outcomes including AUD79,112.
