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Risk and Protective Factors for Multiracial Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Mixed Methods Approach

Award Number: F31DA053754
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP/STUDENT LOANS
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/24/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/23/2023

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Risk and Protective Factors for Multiracial Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Mixed Methods Approach - Project Summary/Abstract Multiracial young adults (individuals identifying as more than one race and between ages 18–25), report alcohol and other drug (AOD) use rates that are higher than all other monoracial groups. A dearth of research has examined risk and protective factors related to AOD use among multiracial individuals. The scant research that exists has applied frameworks designed for monoracial populations to study multiracial individuals, and few studies have found factors that are significantly related to AOD use in multiracial individuals. This study improves upon the limited existing research by taking an approach that directly involves multiracial individuals through sequential mixed methods to understand their AOD use. The specific aims of this study are to: (1) conduct focus groups to establish an in-depth understanding of AOD use in multiracial young adults and (2) build a model, informed by community input and qualitative analysis, identifying risk and protective factors associated with AOD use in multiracial young adults and conduct a quantitative study to test the model. The application is significant in that we will uncover factors associated with the high rates of AOD use among a marginalized population of multiracial young adults that will inform interventions to reduce AOD-related health disparities. It is innovative because we will utilize a mixed methods approach to systematically build a community informed model of AOD use among multiracial young adults. The proposed study will be completed in two integrated studies using sequential mixed methods. Study 1 will conduct 3–5 focus groups with 4–8 multiracial participants per group (n = 20–30) who will explore factors related to AOD use in multiracial young adults through semi-structured interviews. Study 2 will utilize the themes uncovered from Study 1 to guide measure selection and build and test a model using structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis (n = 120– 168). Findings will provide a useful framework for better understanding the disproportionately high rates of AOD use among multiracial individuals. As aligned with the NIDA strategic plan, findings will uncover environmental, social, and other causes of AOD use among multiracial young adults and provide information to target interventions to treat and prevent problematic AOD use as well as reduce related health disparities among this growing and high-risk population. The project will also provide the principal investigator vital training and experience in mixed methodology research, grantsmanship, dissemination of findings, networking, mentoring, and conducting ethical research. The research environment at University of Rhode Island including office space, technology, and grant support, along with excellent sponsors and consultants with expertise in relevant content areas and mixed methodology research, provide the ideal setting and mentorship to successfully conduct the proposed project. This project would be vital as a research training opportunity for the applicant’s future career as an independent academic researcher, which will involve research with marginalized and understudied populations for which both quantitative and qualitative research are necessary.


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = -$4,493 )
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE RD RM 103	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	2	3/22/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$4,249
2024	2022	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE RD RM 103	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	1	3/22/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	-$244
														Subtotal = -$4,493

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $46,002 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	2	5/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$43,503
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	11/26/2021	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$2,500
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	002	2	5/20/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$1
														Subtotal = $46,002

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $40,286 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	000	1	3/2/2021	NEW	$40,286
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	001	1	3/2/2021	NEW	$0
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND	75 LOWER COLLEGE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	WASHINGTON	USA	Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs	002	1	3/2/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $40,286

Grand Total All Awards = $81,795

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Risk and Protective Factors for Multiracial Alcohol and Other Drug Use: A Mixed Methods Approach

Award Number: F31DA053754

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: FELLOWSHIP/SCHOLARSHIP/STUDENT LOANS

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/24/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/23/2023

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