Racially-motivated discrimination distress and tobacco use outcomes among adolescents in the United States
Scores of ADDI and each of the three subscales were independently associated with tobacco dependence. Scores of the peer subscale were also associated with lower intention to quit and quit attempt. Prevention interventions may consider strategies to increase resilience against discrimination and screening for discrimination when treating young people with tobacco dependence.
Authors
- Osayande Agbonlahor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5531-3512)
- Raed Bahelah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3543-7099)
- Thomas E. Dobbs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-5337)
- Bernadette E. Grayson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1281-1682)
Institutions
- Population Council (IN)
- Mississippi State Department of Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24744-3
- Primary Topic
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00