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Title: Similarities and differences in alcohol trajectories: Testing the catch-up effect among biracial black subgroups

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: Using National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health (Add Health) data, we examine the alcohol-use trajectories of monoracial Black youth and biracial Black-White, Black-Hispanic, and Black-American Indian youth to assess how their trajectories differ from the alcohol-use trajectories of White youth over time. The sample consists of 9421 adolescents and young adults who self-identified as White, Black, Black-American Indian, Black-Hispanic, or Black-White. Study hypotheses are tested using latent growth curve modeling. Results indicate that a catch-up effect exists, but only for Black-American Indians whose alcohol-use rates approach the higher rates of Whites at age 29. Black-American Indians face particularly high risk of problematic drinking over the life course. Additional research is needed to understand causal factors of alcohol-use among biracial individuals particularly Black-American Indians who may be at higher risk for alcohol misuse.

Url: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306460316301150

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Authors: Clark Goings, Trenette; Teran Hidalgo, Sebastian J; McGovern, Tricia

Periodical (Full): Addictive Behaviors

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Volume: 60

Pages: 13-17

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health, Other, Race and Ethnicity

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