SynthesisAddiction (Abingdon, England)2024
Alcohol use in multiracial American youth compared with monoracial youth: A meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- The Role of Identity in Positive Alcohol Use Attitudes, Risky Drinking, and Alcohol-Related Problems Among Racially/Ethnically Diverse Adolescents.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Differences in substance use initiation patterns among biracial and monoracial adolescents: an integrative data analysis of two nationally representative samples.Addictive behaviors · 2026Article
- Associations of General and Multiracial-Specific Discrimination with Psychological Distress and Substance Use in Multiracial College Students.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- A Meta-Analysis of Bi-Directional Associations between Sleep Health and Substance Use among U.S. Youth: Racial/Ethnic Differences.Current addiction reports · 2025Article
- Drinking patterns among US men and women: Racial and ethnic differences from adolescence to early midlife.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- The independent and joint effect of socioeconomic status and Multiracial status on the prevalence and frequency of substance use and depression among U.S. adolescents.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsAlthough multiracial people comprise the fastest growing population in the United States, multiracial youth are nearly invisible in alcohol research. This meta-analysis synthesized the youth alcohol literature to estimate the magnitude of difference in alcohol use as a function of multiracial status. DESIGN AND MEASUREMENTS: Empirical studies reporting multiracial and monoracial comparisons in youth (aged 10-24 years) alcohol use were identified through a systematic literature search. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted using 85 effect sizes extracted from 16 studies assessing life-time, past-year, past-month and binge alcohol use. SETTING AND
participantsA total of n=1 555 635 youth were assessed in the United States.
findingsMultiracial youth are suggested to be more likely to endorse life-time alcohol use than Asian youth [number of studies (k) = 3; odds ratio (OR) = 1.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.01, 3.24; p = 0.04], with significant between-study heterogeneity (Q = 8.42; p < 0.001; I
conclusionsIn the United States, multiracial youth report distinct alcohol use patterns compared with monoracial youth and may be at elevated alcohol use risk compared with Black and Asian youth.
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