Download or read book Acculturation Alcohol Expectancies and Alcohol Use Among Mexican American Adolescents written by Claudia Graciela Flato and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current study was designed to examine the influence of cultural orientation on alcohol involvement among Mexican-American adolescents. Also, this study assessed whether cultural orientation predicted positive and negative alcohol expectancies for the effects of drinking one to two drinks or bingeing; and whether alcohol-use expectancies mediated the effects of acculturation on drinking practices. The participants were 300 Mexican-American high school students (M = 16.5, SD = 1.15; 178 female and 122 male) from a city along the Texas/Mexico border who were mostly self-identified as 2nd generation Mexican-Americans. The students completed the questionnaires regarding alcohol involvement, acculturation, and alcohol expectancies. Significant findings in the current study indicated a higher orientation to Mexican culture predicted higher levels of alcohol involvement for boys; whereas, a higher orientation to U.S. culture predicted higher alcohol involvement for girls. Also, identification with Mexican culture for girls predicted negative alcohol expectancies for low and high quantities of alcohol use.
Download or read book Alcohol Expectancies and Drinking Behaviors in Mexican Americans written by Byron Lopez Zamboanga and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mexican Americans and Alcohol written by M. Jean Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health written by Seth J. Schwartz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Acculturation and Health brings together acculturation theory and methodology with work linking acculturative processes to overall health outcomes. The blending of these two streams of literature is critical to move advances in acculturation theory and research into practical application for researchers, practitioners, educators, and policy makers.
Download or read book Conference Proceedings written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcohol Use Among Latino Adolescents written by Guadalupe Alvarado Bacio and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the dissertation was to examine the immigrant paradox in relation to alcohol use patterns among Latino youth and test potential neurocognitive and contextual explanations. Specifically, the dissertation analyzed the differences in drinking initiation and alcohol use patterns between non-U.S.-born Latino adolescents and their U.S.-born Latino counterparts. The neurocognitive factors tested included dimensions of impulsivity (i.e. risky decision-making, response inhibition, and delayed discounting) and alcohol use outcome expectancies. The contextual factors examined were association with substance using peers, perceptions of peer norms, different aspects of parental monitoring, and dimensions of familismo. To this end, a study was designed and implemented at a local Los Angeles Unified School District high school during the 2012-2013 academic year. A total of 130 female and male adolescents between ages 14 and 17 who self-identified as Latino participated in the study. Participants completed a series of self-report measures and behavioral tasks that assessed sociodemographic characteristics, patterns of alcohol use, drinking outcome expectancies, risky decision making, response inhibition, delayed reward discounting, peer perceptions of use, association with substance-using peers, aspects of parental monitoring, and dimensions of familismo. Consistent with hypotheses, non-U.S.-born teens were more likely to have started to drink in adolescence, started to drink at a younger age, and were more likely to drink more recently than their non-U.S.-born counterparts. No differences were found in frequency of drinking episodes or number of drinks per drinking occasion. Mediation analyses indicated that perception of peer norms and more favorable evaluations of negative alcohol expectancies helped explain these differences. That is, U.S.-born Latino youth were more likely to believe that a higher proportion of their friends used substances than their non-U.S.-born counterparts and, in turn, reported worse alcohol use outcomes. Similarly, U.S.-born Latino teens evaluated the negative effects of alcohol to be more favorable than non-U.S.-born youth and were as a result more likely to endorse worse alcohol use outcomes. The multi-mediation analyses that simultaneously tested these two potential mediators in one model determined that both peer perception of use by friends and evaluation of negative expectancies were strong explanations of the immigrant paradox in drinking initiation patterns. Results identified that the immigrant paradox is prevalent in patterns of drinking initiation but not in severity of drinking once Latino teens begin using alcohol. Explanations for differences in drinking initiation suggested that both neurocognitive and contextual factors are relevant to understand the immigrant paradox. Both holding favorable valuations of negative alcohol use expectancy outcomes and perception of substance use by friends explained the immigrant paradox in drinking initiation patterns found in this study. Whereas differences in dimensions of impulsivity, association with substance using peers, and family context factors did not help explain the identified differences in drinking, these factors may play a role in influencing or modulating the severity of alcohol use once Latino teens start drinking. Nevertheless, valuations of negative alcohol use expectancy outcomes and perception of substance use by friends are two tractable factors that present opportunities for intervention geared at this underserved group.
Download or read book Alcohol Consumption Among Mexicans and Mexican Americans written by Myrna Jean Hall Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Association of Acculturation Social Support and Alcohol Use Among Mexican American Adults written by Margaret A. McDowell and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of Acculturation in Smoking and Alcohol Use Among Mexican American Women written by Sylvia Louise Odem and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcohol Use In Mexican Americans By Nativity written by Leticia G. Vallejo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study examined alcohol use disorder symptoms among Mexican-Americans. Participants consisted of a community-based sample of 237 Mexican-American adults living in the Midwest United States. The role of nativity status and cultural variables in alcohol use disorder symptoms was explored. Specifically, ethnic identity, acculturation, and acculturative stress were used to predict membership into high and low alcohol use disorder symptom groups among U.S.-and foreign-born Mexican-Americans. Additionally, gender, ethnic identity, and acculturative stress were tested as moderators in the relationship between acculturation and alcohol use disorder symptoms. Among U.S.-born participants, only ethnic identity was found to be predictive of alcohol use disorder symptoms, such that higher ethnic identity was related to fewer alcohol use disorder symptoms. Among foreign-born participants, ethnic identity was also predictive of few alcohol use disorder symptoms. Additionally, increased pressure against acculturation was predictive of higher alcohol use disorder symptoms for foreign-born participants. Among the sample as a whole, those with low Latino Orientation and high pressure against acculturation reported more alcohol use disorder symptoms. These results highlight the protective effect of ethnic identity and the need for further research that examines nativity status, acculturation, and specific acculturative stressors in regard to alcohol use disorder symptoms among Mexican-Americans.
Download or read book The Role of Common and Specific Components of Internalizing Distress in Predicting Alcohol Use Among Mexican American Adolescents written by Brandon Nichter and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican American adolescents report high rates of internalizing symptomatology and alcohol use. However, very little research has explored to what extent internalizing distress may contribute to alcohol use among this population. The current study utilized longitudinal data from a community sample of Mexican American adolescents (n=626, 51% female) to test a series of hypotheses about the role of internalizing distress on alcohol use and misuse. Specifically, this study used a bifactor modeling approach to investigate (1) whether different forms of internalizing distress are composed of common and unique components; (2) whether and to what extent such components confer risk for alcohol use; and (3) whether youth cultural orientation plays a role in these associations. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a bifactor model with a general factor and three specific factors (depressed mood, general worry, social anxiety) provided good fit to the data. The general distress factor was significantly associated with past month alcohol use but not binge drinking. However, these effects were conditional based on level of acculturation. Differential relations were found between the specific factors of internalizing distress and alcohol use. Depressed mood predicted past month alcohol use among girls; social anxiety negatively predicted past three month binge drinking among boys. Overall, results highlight the multidimensional nature of internalizing distress and suggest that both common and unique components of internalizing distress may be relevant to the etiology of alcohol use among Mexican-American adolescents. Findings underscore the importance of considering cultural orientation as a moderating factor when investigating substance use among Hispanic youth. Implications for future research examining the etiological relevance of the internalizing pathway to alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents are discussed.
Download or read book Adolescent Drinking written by Meng-Jinn Chen and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcohol Use abuse Among Latinos written by Melvin Delgado and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1998 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to cultural competency as an aid to improving ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs) services for Latinos. Ten articles discuss general issues of Latino drug use; examples of culturally competent services; the utility of supervision, in-service training, and consultation; and group specific studies on Latina lesbians, Latino males, and the drug free workplace in rural Arizona. Also published as Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, v.16, no.1/2, 1998. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Download or read book Examining the Association Between Personality and Alcohol Use Among Mexican Americans written by Miguel A. Reyes and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Impact of Demographic Factors and Acculturation Process on Alcohol Drinking Level Among Mexican American Women in California written by Magdalena Valencia and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Readings in Ethnic Psychology written by Pamela Balls Organista and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This pioneering reader is a collection of fundamental writings on the influence of culture and ethnicity on human social behavior. An overview of current psychological knowledge about African Americans, Asian Americans, American Indians, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States, Readings in Ethnic Psychology addresses basic concepts in the field--race, ethnic identity, acculturation and biculturalism. In addition, psychosocial conditions such as risk behaviors, adaptive health behaviors, psychological distress, and culturally appropriate interventions are also explored.
Download or read book Alcohol Expectancies Coping Responses and Self efficacy Judgments written by Lisa Stephanie Kercher and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
