Exploring the promotive pathway between ethnic-racial identity, depression and anxiety symptoms, and substance use among African American emerging adults.

Claudia A Byer-Tyre Richelle L Clifton Micah Faidley Konstanze Schoeps Tamika C B Zapolski

Published in: Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology (2022)

Among African American emerging adults, ERI may reduce the risk for problem alcohol and cannabis use through reductions in depression and anxiety symptoms. Therefore, implementation of substance use interventions that strengthen ERI may be particularly beneficial to reduce risk, as well as promote psychological well-being among African American emerging adults. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

african american
primary care
sleep quality
physical activity
quality improvement
depressive symptoms