Negative life events and incident alcohol use disorders among ethnic minorities. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schmaling, Karen B.; Blume, Arthur W.; Skewes, Monica C.
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. Volume 19:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 327
• Page End: 342
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Alcohol use disorders -- ethnicity -- incidence -- life events; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- United States -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- United States -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- United States -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology -- Periodicals; 362.29089
• DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2018.1548322
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-2640

Abstract

Abstract: The association of negative life events (NLEs) with incident alcohol use disorders (AUDs) was examined among Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites in the second wave of the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) among 3, 679 participants without AUDs at the first wave. The number of past-year NLEs at NCS-2 was higher for Black than White participants, but the rates of incident AUDs did not differ by racial/ethnic group (14.2% among all participants). Past-year NLEs were associated with increased odds of incident AUDs for Whites and Hispanics but not Blacks. The implications of racial/ethnic differences in life events and AUDs are discussed.