TY - JOUR
T1 - Problem Drinking's Associations with Social Structure and Mental Health Care
T2 - Race/Ethnicity Differences
AU - Lo, Celia C.
AU - Cheng, Tyrone
AU - Howell, Rebecca J.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - This research used a nationally representative sample of 12,756 respondents self-identified as White, Black, Hispanic, or Asian to examine problem drinking in relationship to social structure and mental healthcare factors. Associations between problem drinking and particular factors varied by racial/ethnic group. Results also indicated that Whites' problem-drinking rates were higher than those of Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians. Americans sometimes use alcohol to manage stress stemming from social disadvantage and inadequate material resources. Across racial/ethnic groups, drinking level was associated with the type and degree of such disadvantage. Additionally, the presence of a mental health problem was associated with problem drinking.
AB - This research used a nationally representative sample of 12,756 respondents self-identified as White, Black, Hispanic, or Asian to examine problem drinking in relationship to social structure and mental healthcare factors. Associations between problem drinking and particular factors varied by racial/ethnic group. Results also indicated that Whites' problem-drinking rates were higher than those of Hispanics, Blacks, and Asians. Americans sometimes use alcohol to manage stress stemming from social disadvantage and inadequate material resources. Across racial/ethnic groups, drinking level was associated with the type and degree of such disadvantage. Additionally, the presence of a mental health problem was associated with problem drinking.
KW - frequency of problem drinking
KW - quantity of alcohol consumed
KW - racial/ethnic differences
KW - self-medication hypothesis
KW - social stress theory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904294148&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02791072.2014.887161
DO - 10.1080/02791072.2014.887161
M3 - Article
C2 - 25052882
AN - SCOPUS:84904294148
SN - 0279-1072
VL - 46
SP - 233
EP - 242
JO - Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
JF - Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
IS - 3
ER -