Acculturation profiles and alcohol use among Hispanic Americans. Issue 4 (22nd November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pham, Savannah; Lui, P. Priscilla
• Is Part Of: Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse. Volume 20:Issue 4(2021)
• Page Start: 594
• Page End: 613
• Publication Date: 2021-11-22
• Subjects: acculturation -- biculturalism -- culture -- ethnicity -- social norms; Substance abuse -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- Periodicals; Substance abuse -- United States -- Periodicals; Minorities -- Substance use -- United States -- Periodicals; Ethnicity -- United States -- Periodicals; Substance-Related Disorders -- ethnology -- Periodicals; 362.29089
• DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2019.1679316
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1533-2640

Abstract

Abstract: Hazardous alcohol use among Hispanics makes for a critical public health issue that warrants empirical examination. Whereas research shows positive associations between alcohol-related outcomes and acculturation, it is unclear how enculturation and acculturation x enculturation are linked to alcohol use. Hispanic American undergraduate and graduate students ( N = 348, 61.8% women, M age = 21.82, 83.3% undergraduates) completed questionnaires assessing their levels of acculturation, enculturation, and alcohol use. Enculturation was negatively associated with social drinking-related consequences. Acculturation was positively associated with alcohol consumption, and enculturation buffered this association. Findings highlight the utility of considering acculturation profiles in understanding Hispanic alcohol use.