scholarly journals Racial Microaggression, Overt Discrimination, and Distress: (In)Direct Associations with Psychological Adjustment

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Priscilla Lui
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Hispanic American ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Racial Microaggression ◽  
Adjustment Outcomes

Separate literatures have examined the associations between psychological adjustment and microaggression, and overt discrimination; whether microaggression is related to adjustment outcomes above and beyond overt discrimination and neuroticism remains unclear. I examined the extent to which racial microaggression explained unique variances of negative affect, alcohol consumption, and drinking problems while controlling for overt discrimination and neuroticism among Asian, Black, and Hispanic American college students (N = 713, 50.9% women, Mage = 22.72 years). Intervening roles of psychological distress linking microaggression and overt discrimination to adjustment outcomes were also tested. Among Blacks, microaggression and overt discrimination did not consistently predict psychological adjustment. Among Asians and Hispanics, microaggression and overt discrimination predicted negative affect via psychological distress. Microaggression also explained the variances of alcohol use outcomes among Asians. Findings are discussed in the context of an acute racism reactions model and underscore the importance of considering overt discrimination and microaggression simultaneously as determinants of psychological adjustment.

scholarly journals Racial Microaggression, Overt Discrimination, and Distress: (In)Direct Associations With Psychological Adjustment

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Priscilla Lui
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Drinking Problems ◽  
Racial Microaggression ◽  
Adjustment Outcomes

Scholars in diverse disciplines have examined the associations between psychological adjustment and microaggression, and overt discrimination. It remains unclear whether the roles of microaggression in adjustment outcomes can be differentiated from the roles of overt discrimination and neuroticism. I examined the extent to which racial microaggression explained unique variances of negative affect, alcohol consumption, and drinking problems while controlling for overt discrimination and neuroticism among African American, Asian American, and Latinx American college students ( N = 713). Intervening roles of psychological distress linking microaggression and overt discrimination to adjustment outcomes were also tested. Among African Americans, microaggression and overt discrimination did not consistently predict psychological adjustment. Among Asian and Latinx Americans, microaggression and overt discrimination predicted negative affect via psychological distress. Microaggression also explained the variances of alcohol use outcomes among Asian Americans. Findings are discussed in the context of an acute racism reactions model and underscore the importance of considering overt discrimination and microaggression simultaneously as determinants of psychological adjustment.

scholarly journals Negative Affect, Alcohol Consumption, and Female-to-Male Intimate Partner Violence: A Daily Diary Investigation

Partner Abuse ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 332-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cory A. Crane ◽  
Christopher I. Eckhardt
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
College Age ◽  
The Status ◽  
Daily Risk

Although research suggests that both negative affect and alcohol use are related to the risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) in male samples, less is known about the status of these risk factors in female samples. Forty-three college-age females who reported a recent history of IPV perpetration submitted 6 weeks of Online daily reports pertaining to their levels of negative affect, alcohol consumption habits, and the occurrence of both male-to-female partner violence (MFPV) and female-to-male partner violence (FMPV). Results indicated that negative affect significantly predicted increases in the daily risk of FMPV. MFPV also significantly predicted FMPV risk. Alcohol consumption failed to predict FMPV perpetration on both levels of analysis. Results are discussed in terms of prevailing models of alcohol use, negative affect, and IPV.

Beyond the Role of Interpersonal Violence in Predicting Negative Affective Conditions in Adults: An Examination of Hope Components in Chinese College Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052093851
Author(s):  
Mingqi Li ◽  
Edward C. Chang ◽  
Olivia D. Chang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Sample ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
The Impact

With the growth of positive psychology during the past two decades, increased research has been focused on identifying human virtues that not only foster well-being but also act as positive processes that mitigate the impact of life adversities. Thus, it is useful to examine how positive processes, such as hope, may impact individuals’ psychological adjustment following adversities. This study investigated the relationships among interpersonal violence, hope, as a key human strength, and negative affect conditions in a large sample ( N = 737) of Chinese male and female ( Nfemale = 409) college students. Participants completed measures assessing prior exposure to interpersonal violence, levels of both hope components (i.e., agency and pathways), negative affect, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. Results from correlational analyses showed that exposure to interpersonal violence was positively and hope was negatively correlated with negative affective conditions. However, hope agency was more strongly correlated with those outcomes than hope pathways. In addition, three separate hierarchical regression analyses indicated that after accounting for demographics (i.e., age and sex) and interpersonal violence, within hope components, only hope agency remained as strong concurrent predictors of negative affective conditions. The present findings in this Chinese sample are consistent with those obtained from Turkey and the United States samples, adding evidence to the more robust role of hope, and hope agency in particular, in predicting negative psychological adjustment associated with interpersonal violence. Efforts made to address the absence of hope agency may be particularly important in future attempts to mitigate negative affective conditions linked to interpersonal violence among Chinese college students.

Alcohol Consumption in the Australian Mining Industry: The Role of Workplace, Social, and Individual Factors

2021 ◽  
pp. 216507992110057
Author(s):  
Carole L. James ◽  
Ross J. Tynan ◽  
Aaron T. Bezzina ◽  
Md Mijanur Rahman ◽  
Brian J. Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Alcohol Misuse ◽  
Site Response ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Harmful Drinking ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Harmful Alcohol ◽  
Metalliferous Mining

Background: Coal miners have been reported to have higher rates of risky/harmful alcohol misuse; however, it is not known if metalliferous mining employees whose working conditions differ in workplace practices, also have increased rates of risky/harmful alcohol misuse. This study aimed to examine alcohol consumption in a sample of Australian metalliferous mining workers and to examine the demographic and workplace factors associated with risky/harmful alcohol use. Methods: All employees from a convenience sample of four Australian mine sites were invited to complete a paper-based cross-sectional survey between June 2015 and May 2017. The survey contained questions relating to social networks, health behaviors, psychological distress, demographic characteristics, and risky/harmful drinking. Current alcohol use was measured by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), a validated measure of risky and/or harmful drinking. Factors associated with risky/harmful drinking were investigated using univariate and multivariable logistic regression. Findings: A total of 1,799 participants completed the survey (average site response rate 95%). Overall, 94.8% of males and 92.1% of females reported using alcohol in the preceding 12 months. The odds of risky/harmful alcohol use were significantly higher in those who were male, younger, and reported higher psychological distress. Conclusions/Application to Practice: This study identified that metalliferous mining employees engage in at-risk levels of alcohol consumption significantly higher than the national average despite workplace policies and practices that restrict alcohol use. Personal and workplace risk factors that may help target specific employee groups and inform the development of tailored, integrated multicomponent intervention strategies for the industry were identified.

scholarly journals Investigation on the Physical and Mental Health of College Students Based on Statistics

2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 03044
Author(s):  
Jianjian Wang ◽  
Guofang Shen ◽  
Zeyu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Psychological Adjustment ◽  
Stress Resistance ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Student Groups

Contemporary college students face pressures from employment, emotion, and academic work, so the physical and mental health of college students has gradually become the focus of social attention. Through a questionnaire survey, this paper investigates five aspects : college students’sense of physical health, physical exercise, psychological distress, stress resistance and psychological adjustment methods. College students’ physical and mental health has been analyzed from the basic situation, differences in different student groups, main problems and suggestions, trying to objectively reflect the physical and mental health of college students and provide a basis for the development of college students’ideological and political education.

scholarly journals Gender-Specific Correlates of Alcohol Use Among College Students in Kerala, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-345
Author(s):  
Dhanya Raveendranathan ◽  
T. S. Jaisoorya ◽  
B. Sivasankaran Nair ◽  
Priya G. Menon ◽  
Anjana Rani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Illicit Drugs ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
Male Preponderance ◽  
Gender Specific

Background: Studies of alcohol use among college students in India have reported a male preponderance, but a recent large study suggested that alcohol use is increasing in young females. This increase in use among the young females is of concern as they experience poorer outcomes and a higher risk for addiction. Hence, we aimed to examine the gender-specific correlates of alcohol use among college students in the district of Ernakulum, Kerala. Methods: From 58 colleges, 5,784 students completed a self-administered questionnaire that assessed use of alcohol, use of tobacco and illicit drugs, psychological distress, suicidality, symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and history of sexual abuse. Results: Of the questionnaires, 342 had incomplete responses and had to be discarded, and the rest (n = 5,442, 94.1%) were analyzed. lifetime alcohol use was reported by 39% males and 12.6% females. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis using a full model, male students using alcohol compared to male non-users were older, non-Muslim, had poor academic performance, and used other substances. Female users, compared to female non-users, were non-Muslim, had urban residence, used tobacco, and had higher psychological distress, higher suicidal thoughts, and higher lifetime exposure to sexual abuse. Conclusion: Gender-specific differences extend across sociodemographic and psychological domains. Incorporation of these may improve the effectiveness of public health strategies addressing alcohol use.

Momentary associations between affect and alcohol use in the daily lives of college students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Sayed ◽  
Amanda Lee McGowan ◽  
Mia Jovanova ◽  
Danielle Cosme ◽  
Yoona Kang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Ecological Momentary Assessment ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Drinking Motives ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Ecological Momentary ◽  
Momentary Assessment

Objective: Alcohol is theorized to be motivated by desires to regulate negative affect and/or to enhance positive affect. We tested the association between momentary affect and alcohol use in the daily lives of college students, hypothesizing that alcohol use would be more likely to follow increases in positive affect and that alcohol use would not be strongly associated with negative affect. Method: Using two ecological momentary assessment (EMA) studies consisting of two prompts per day for 28 days, we used multilevel hurdle models to test for lagged associations between positive and negative affect and alcohol use. There were 108 participants (60.19%; mean age = 20.20, SD=1.69) in EMA study 1 and 268 participants (60.03%women, mean age = 20.22, SD=1.96) in EMA study 2. To provide context for the affect-alcohol associations, we collected data on whether participants drank alone or with others at each drinking occasion and the drinking motives of participants using the Drinking Motives Questionnaire. Results: Alcohol use was more likely to occur following increases in positive affect. No significant associations emerged between fluctuations in negative affect and alcohol use. This pattern of findings was observed across both ecological momentary assessment studies. The majority of alcohol use occurred in social contexts. Conclusions: College students who report primarily social and enhancement motives for drinking and who seldom drink alone are more likely to drink following increases in positive affect.

Protective Behavioral Strategies and Alcohol Use Outcomes Among College Students: The Moderating Effects of Negative Affect

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
Jessica Samuolis ◽  
Ashley Loser ◽  
Amanda Tyrrell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Drinking Games ◽  
Protective Behavioral Strategies ◽  
Related Risk

The current study examined negative affect as a moderator of the relationships between protective behavioral strategies (PBS) used to reduce alcohol-related risk and alcohol use outcomes. Data were obtained from 267 college students using a web-based survey. The use of PBS (i.e., setting a limit on number of drinks, alternating drinks with water, avoiding drinking games) was associated with alcohol use and negative alcohol-related consequences. Negative affect symptoms moderated these relationships such that these relationships were stronger for those students who reported a greater number of negative affect symptoms. The findings indicate that the use of PBS by college students who consume alcohol are more protective for those with poorer mental health.

Israeli College Students' Drinking Problems: An Exploratory Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 324-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Isralowitz
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Negative Behavior ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Drinking Problems

The drinking problems of 156 Israeli college students were examined in 1986. The data suggest alcohol is used and negative behavior is exhibited with its use. Compared to research on United States college students' drinking problems, lower drinking activity appears to exist in Israel. This exploratory study is viewed as an initial step towards a systematic assessment of college students' alcohol use throughout Israel.

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