Perceived discrimination and coping with substance use among Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional analysis
Asian Americans' AOD use for stress coping during the pandemic was prevalent. Perceived racial bias was associated with cannabis use, however other pandemic-induced stressors, not discriminatory in nature, were consistently associated with AOD use. Targeted research and policy efforts are warranted to address impacts from diverse stressors while tackling racism and substance use within Asian American communities to facilitate post-pandemic recovery.
Authors
- Adrian Matias Bacong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0157-4754)
- Anne Saw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3214-0345)
- Janice Y. Tsoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0989-7187)
- Dale Dagar Maglalang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-0193)
Institutions
- DePaul University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Center for Asian American Media (US)
- New York University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21824-2
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 25.21
Funders
- Ford Foundation
- JPB Foundation
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- California Endowment
- National Institute on Drug Abuse