Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students
Introduction: Few studies about discrimination and patterns of alcohol consumption among youth populations have been conducted outside the United States addressing different types of discriminatory experiences, in addition to racially motivated events. This study investigated moderators of the assoc...
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| description | Introduction: Few studies about discrimination and patterns of alcohol consumption among youth populations have been conducted outside the United States addressing different types of discriminatory experiences, in addition to racially motivated events. This study investigated moderators of the association between discrimination attributed to single and multiple reasons and patterns of alcohol consumption.Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled a representative sample (n = 1,264) of undergraduate students from Florianópolis, southern Brazil, in 2013. Analyses included adjustment of associations for covariates in ordinal logistic regression models and the examination of effect modification by common mental disorders, year of study and age.Results: Discrimination was reported by 65.8% of the students, and alcohol consumption, by 80.0%. Over half of the students reported being discriminated against for two or more reasons. The odds of alcohol-related problems were higher among lastyear students that reported discrimination (odds ratio [OR] = 1.9, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.0-3.4) or multiple reasons for being discriminated against (OR = 2.3, 95%CI 1.3- 4.3), when compared to first-year students that did not report discrimination. For the whole sample, there were no associations between discrimination, discrimination attributed to multiple reasons and patterns of alcohol consumption (OR = 1.0, 95%CI 0.8-1.4; and OR = 0.9, 95%CI 0.5-1.6).Conclusions: The effects of discrimination on the patterns of alcohol consumption are seen at a critical period in university life, specifically during the completion of undergraduate studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f44754f6fb344476b32afc6c7d5f43372022-12-22T02:52:03ZengAssociação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do SulTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy2238-00192015-06-01372728110.1590/2237-6089-2014-0039S2237-60892015000200072Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university studentsIsabela Zeni CoelhoJoão Luiz BastosRoger Keller CelesteIntroduction: Few studies about discrimination and patterns of alcohol consumption among youth populations have been conducted outside the United States addressing different types of discriminatory experiences, in addition to racially motivated events. This study investigated moderators of the association between discrimination attributed to single and multiple reasons and patterns of alcohol consumption.Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled a representative sample (n = 1,264) of undergraduate students from Florianópolis, southern Brazil, in 2013. Analyses included adjustment of associations for covariates in ordinal logistic regression models and the examination of effect modification by common mental disorders, year of study and age.Results: Discrimination was reported by 65.8% of the students, and alcohol consumption, by 80.0%. Over half of the students reported being discriminated against for two or more reasons. The odds of alcohol-related problems were higher among lastyear students that reported discrimination (odds ratio [OR] = 1.9, 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.0-3.4) or multiple reasons for being discriminated against (OR = 2.3, 95%CI 1.3- 4.3), when compared to first-year students that did not report discrimination. For the whole sample, there were no associations between discrimination, discrimination attributed to multiple reasons and patterns of alcohol consumption (OR = 1.0, 95%CI 0.8-1.4; and OR = 0.9, 95%CI 0.5-1.6).Conclusions: The effects of discrimination on the patterns of alcohol consumption are seen at a critical period in university life, specifically during the completion of undergraduate studies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892015000200072&lng=en&tlng=enDiscriminação socialpreconceitoestudantesdesordens relacionadas ao consumo de álcool |
| spellingShingle | Isabela Zeni Coelho João Luiz Bastos Roger Keller Celeste Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Discriminação social preconceito estudantes desordens relacionadas ao consumo de álcool |
| title | Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students |
| title_full | Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students |
| title_fullStr | Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students |
| title_short | Moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption: findings from a representative sample of Brazilian university students |
| title_sort | moderators of the association between discrimination and alcohol consumption findings from a representative sample of brazilian university students |
| topic | Discriminação social preconceito estudantes desordens relacionadas ao consumo de álcool |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892015000200072&lng=en&tlng=en |
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