TY - JOUR
T1 - Alcohol Misuse During the COVID-19 Pandemic
T2 - Stressors and Intersectionality Among Latinx Women
AU - Torres, Lucas
AU - Cerezo, Alison
AU - Jones, Isaiah J.
AU - Chavez, Fiorella L.Carlos
AU - Cadenas, German
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 American Psychological Association
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated previously existing disparities and introduced new challenges for individuals living at the intersection of marginalized identities, such as Latinx women. For instance, increases in alcohol use have been noted during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it is unclear which circumstances experienced are more likely to predict alcohol use among Latinx women. Method: The present study sought to identify the profile of intersectional factors, namely immigrant status, socioeconomic standing, and age, and COVID-19 stressors that predicted high or hazardous alcohol use among 1,227 Latinx women living in the United States. Results: The main findings, in the form of a binomial logistic regression, revealed a pattern of circumstances that differentiated high and low alcohol use including income, age, history of COVID-19 infection, disruptions in work, and emotional health difficulties. Conclusions: Overall, the present study provides an important contribution to the extant research literature by demonstrating the importance of considering syndemic effects of COVID-19 when addressing health behaviors for Latinx women.
AB - Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated previously existing disparities and introduced new challenges for individuals living at the intersection of marginalized identities, such as Latinx women. For instance, increases in alcohol use have been noted during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet it is unclear which circumstances experienced are more likely to predict alcohol use among Latinx women. Method: The present study sought to identify the profile of intersectional factors, namely immigrant status, socioeconomic standing, and age, and COVID-19 stressors that predicted high or hazardous alcohol use among 1,227 Latinx women living in the United States. Results: The main findings, in the form of a binomial logistic regression, revealed a pattern of circumstances that differentiated high and low alcohol use including income, age, history of COVID-19 infection, disruptions in work, and emotional health difficulties. Conclusions: Overall, the present study provides an important contribution to the extant research literature by demonstrating the importance of considering syndemic effects of COVID-19 when addressing health behaviors for Latinx women.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - Latinx women
KW - hazardous alcohol use
KW - intersectionality
KW - syndemic
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U2 - 10.1037/cdp0000594
DO - 10.1037/cdp0000594
M3 - Article
C2 - 37155261
AN - SCOPUS:85166912344
SN - 1099-9809
JO - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
JF - Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
ER -