Background

Despite almost 1 in 5 college students being Latinx, research examining risk factors for college alcohol misuse and consequences to inform prevention efforts for Latinx is limited. The current study attempts to address a health disparity among Latinx college students by examining the effects of parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination on drinking outcomes.

Methods

Latinx students from three large and geographically diverse public universities (N = 215; 73% female) completed measures during the fall of their first (T1) and second (T2) years. Analyses used moderated regression with bootstrapping to obtain asymmetrical 95% confidence intervals. Parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination were assessed as predictors at T1. Drinking outcomes were assessed at T2 as typical weekly drinking, peak blood alcohol content (BAC), and alcohol-related consequences.

Results

T1 permissiveness was significantly positively associated with T2 peak BAC. T1 discrimination significantly moderated the association between T1 permissiveness and T2 peak BAC as well as T2 consequences. The effects of T1 permissiveness on T2 peak BAC and T2 consequences were stronger among Latinx who experienced above-average levels of T1 discrimination.

Conclusions

Results suggest that among Latinx parental permissiveness of underage drinking and perceived ethnic discrimination are risk factors for peak BAC and alcohol-related consequences. The positive associations between parental permissiveness and peak BAC/consequences were stronger among Latinx students who experienced high levels of ethnic discrimination. Efforts to address these risk factors in future culturally sensitive parent-based interventions for Latinx college students are warranted.

中文翻译：

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检查父母对饮酒的宽容程度和认为种族歧视是拉丁裔大学生饮酒结果的危险因素

 背景

尽管近五分之一的大学生是拉丁裔，但对大学酗酒的风险因素及其后果进行调查以指导拉丁裔预防工作的研究仍然有限。目前的研究试图通过研究父母对未成年人饮酒的宽容度和种族歧视对饮酒结果的影响来解决拉丁裔大学生的健康差异。

 方法

来自三所大型且地理位置不同的公立大学的拉丁裔学生（ N = 215；73% 为女性）在第一年 (T1) 和第二年 (T2) 的秋季完成了测量。分析使用引导回归来获得不对称的 95% 置信区间。父母对未成年人饮酒的宽容度和感知到的种族歧视被评估为 T1 的预测因素。在 T2 时对饮酒结果进行评估，包括典型的每周饮酒量、血液酒精含量峰值 (BAC) 以及酒精相关后果。

 结果

T1 宽容度与 T2 峰值 BAC 显着正相关。 T1 歧视显着调节了 T1 宽容性和 T2 峰值 BAC 以及 T2 后果之间的关联。在经历高于平均水平的 T1 歧视的拉丁裔中，T1 宽容对 T2 峰值 BAC 和 T2 后果的影响更大。

 结论

结果表明，拉丁裔父母对未成年人饮酒的纵容和种族歧视是导致 BAC 峰值和酒精相关后果的危险因素。在遭受严重种族歧视的拉丁裔学生中，父母的宽容度与 BAC 峰值/后果之间的正相关性更强。在未来对拉丁裔大学生进行文化敏感、基于家长的干预措施中，有必要努力解决这些风险因素。