Date of Award
1-24-2024
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Psychology
Advisor(s)
Aesoon Park
Keywords
Adolescent;Alcohol;Discrimination;Prospective Studies;Racial Group;Sleep
Subject Categories
Clinical Psychology | Psychology | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Previous research has highlighted the role of discrimination experiences in the development and escalation of sleep disturbances and alcohol use among diverse adolescents. However, few studies have examined the role of discrimination experiences in the reciprocal sleep-alcohol relationship prospectively. The present study examined the prospective relationship among discrimination experiences, sleep disturbances, and alcohol use, and tested racial disparities within this risk pathway. Secondary analyses were conducted on the data drawn from a two-wave (Years 1 and 2; Y1 and Y2, respectively) online survey study of 414 high school students (Mage = 15.07 [SD = 1.19]; 57% female; 41% Black; 22% White; 18% Asian; 17% Multiracial) from an urban public high school in the northeastern U.S. Results from a fully saturated path model indicated that discrimination experiences were positively associated with insomnia symptom severity at Year 1 (b = 0.15; SE = 0.4; p <.001, 95% CI [0.00, 0.32]) and Year 2 (b = 0.14; SE = 0.4; p < .001, 95% CI [0.08, 0.39]), and that insomnia symptom severity at Year 1 was positively associated with alcohol use frequency at Year 2 (b = 0.03; SE = 0.02; p < .05; 95% CI [-0.01, 0.09]). Multigroup analysis results demonstrated numerous racial group differences, indicating that there are distinct racial group differences within the relationship among discrimination experiences, sleep disturbances, and alcohol use, both cross-sectionally and prospectively. Notably, these racial group differences are distinct across cross-sectional and prospective findings, indicating the need to better understand the differing role of discrimination both across time and racial group. Findings highlight the need to better understand unique discrimination experiences due to diverse identities and backgrounds for both racial majority and minority adolescents, and their relationships with subsequent health risk behaviors.
Access
Open Access
Recommended Citation
Schillinger, Emma, "DISCRIMINATION, SLEEP DISTURBANCES, AND DRINKING FREQUENCY AMONG RACIALLY DIVERSE ADOLESCENTS: A FOLLOW-UP PROSPECTIVE STUDY" (2024). Theses - ALL. 814.
https://surface.syr.edu/thesis/814
