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Examining associations between minority-related stressors and alcohol use among Latinx college students

Award Number: F31AA029299
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP/STUDENT LOANS
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2024

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Examining associations between minority-related stressors and alcohol use among Latinx college students - Abstract College student risky drinking continues to be a significant public health concern in the U.S. and a priority area within NIAAA. Considerable research has examined how stressors, motives, and norms are associated with college drinking, but limited theory-driven published reports examine whether any of the effects generalize to Latinx students. This is highly concerning because college campuses in the U.S. are becoming increasingly diverse with the percentage of Latinx students having increased to 18% in 2016. Although Latinx students typically make up a small percentage of students at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs; e.g., 6-8%), cumulatively they represent the majority of all Latinx students in higher education. Latinx students attending PWIs experience greater minority-related stress, which is associated with risky alcohol use. Before an effective drinking intervention can be administered to Latinx students at PWIs, research must be conducted to understand how different minority-related stressors they experience at college contribute to risky drinking. Minority-related stressors that Latinx students experience in college at the environmental, interpersonal, and systemic level in relation to risky drinking have not been examined using intensive longitudinal methods. There is also currently no understanding of how minority-related stressors experienced in college interact with factors known to influence college drinking (e.g., motives, norms, sex, Latinx subgroup). Examining both between- and within-person associations of risky drinking and minority stressors in college have the potential to provide the information needed to significantly inform tailored intervention efforts for Latinx students. The goal of this NRSA research is to understand risk factors that influence risky drinking and consequences for Latinx college students. The proposed study employs a rigorous longitudinal daily diary design with Latinx college students attending a PWI to test the following: Aim 1 examines novel theoretical associations between minority-related stressors experienced at college (environmental, interpersonal, systemic) and risky drinking; and Aim 2 examines factors associated with college drinking (motives, norms, sex, Latinx subgroup) as moderators in the relationships between minority-related stressors at college and risky alcohol use.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	4/24/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $43,251 )
2023	2023	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	3	5/9/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,251
														Subtotal = $43,251

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $42,309 )
2022	2022	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	2	6/15/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$42,309
														Subtotal = $42,309

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $41,593 )
2021	2021	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	000	1	5/6/2021	NEW	$41,593
2021	2021	PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE	201 OLD MAIN	UNIVERSITY PARK	PA	16802	CENTRE	USA	Alcohol Research Programs	001	1	5/6/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $41,593

Grand Total All Awards = $127,153

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Examining associations between minority-related stressors and alcohol use among Latinx college students

Award Number: F31AA029299

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP/STUDENT LOANS

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2024

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