SynthesisAddiction (Abingdon, England)2019
Racial discrimination and alcohol use and negative drinking consequences among Black Americans: a meta-analytical review.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- A meta-analytic review of the relationship between racial discrimination and alcohol and other drug use outcomes in minoritised racial/ethnic groups.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2025Pooled it
- Racism-related experiences and substance use: A systematic and meta-analytic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Pooled it
- Alcohol use in multiracial American youth compared with monoracial youth: A meta-analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2024Pooled it
- Relationship intervention moderates the association between substance use and biological aging among Black adults.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2025Trial
- Predictors and consequences of unplanned drinking among young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2025Trial
- Multiple discrimination at work and depressive symptoms in young adults.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Microaggressions, negative affect, and alcohol use behaviors among Black undergraduates: A daily diary study.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2026Article
- Intersectional Racial, Gender, and Socioeconomic Discrimination and Youth Alcohol and Cannabis Use: A Latent Class Analysis Among Black and White Adolescents.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Online Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Suicidal Ideation, and Alcohol Misuse Among Ethnoracially Minoritized College Students: The Roles of Internalized Racism and Ethnic Identity.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Developmental Associations of Racialized Experiences and Attitudes in the 20s with Health Status Approaching Midlife.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Discovery of gene-alcohol interaction loci influencing blood pressure in 1.1 million individuals from multiple populations.Research square · 2026Article
- Health Inequalities Between Afro-descendants and Non-Afro-descendants in Peru: Evidence from the Demographic and Family Health Survey.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Neural reactivity to a racial trauma cue in an African American woman with alcohol use disorder and PTSD: Case report.Psychiatry research case reports · 2025Article
- Experiences of Discrimination and Alcohol Involvement Among Young Adults at the Intersection of Race/Ethnicity and Gender.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Anxiety coping motives moderate links between discrimination and alcohol use in immigrant-origin and non-immigrant LGBQ+ college student.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Understanding the "Paradox" in Black-White Alcohol Outcomes: Examining High-Effort Coping and Health Behaviors with a Focus on Black Populations and College Students.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Parental Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Pediatric Healthcare.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Article
- Alcohol-related Consequences: Factor Structure and Associations With Trait Mindfulness and Drinking Motivations.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Racial/ethnic discrimination and racial trauma: Concurrent evaluation among Black adults who smoke in the United States.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Binge drinking in American Indian Alaskan Native college attending students.Ethnicity & health · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsFindings of the association between racial discrimination and alcohol use and related consequences are inconsistent, and the role of potential moderators in the association is largely unknown. This meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the discrimination-alcohol literature among Black Americans, estimate the magnitude of associations and explore differences as a function of sample characteristics.
methodsEmpirical studies reporting the association of racial discrimination with alcohol-related behaviors in an all-black sample were identified via systematic literature search. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted using 33 effect sizes extracted from 27 studies, all of which used US samples (n = 26 894).
resultsSignificant positive associations were found for racial discrimination with alcohol consumption [k = 9, confidence interval (CI) = 0.08, 0.17, I
conclusionsExperiences of racial discrimination are associated with diverse alcohol-related behaviors among Black Americans, with a stronger association with problematic alcohol use, particularly among younger individuals.
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