A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Measure of “Machismo” among Anglo, African American, and Mexican American Male Drinkers

Neff, James Alan

doi:10.1177/0739986301232004

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“…However, some researchers have proposed a second meaning of machismo, which includes positive characteristics such as dignity, hard work, facing adversity with courage, responsibility, and the protection of the family and its honor (Casas, Wagenheim, Banchero, & Mendoza-Romero, 1994; Mirandé, 1997; Neff, 2001). Marianismo can also represent both positive and negative aspects of female behavior.…”

Section: Cultural Values/characteristics and Substance Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Values Associated With Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

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Ritt-Olson

et al. 2011

Substance Use & Misuse

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Cultural values can shape people’s attitudes toward substance use and influence their risk of experimentation with drugs. This article examines the relationships between cultural values (familism, respeto, and machismo), fatalism (a culturally encouraged personality disposition), and substance use among Hispanic adolescents. In 2005, cross-sectional data were collected from 1,616 Hispanic ninth grade students in Los Angeles. Each cultural value was associated with lifetime substance use; however, these relationships depended on the type of substance and gender. Our findings suggest that it might be useful to incorporate the cultural values and address the personality trait of fatalism in prevention programs for Hispanic adolescents. The study’s limitations are noted.

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Section: Cultural Values/characteristics and Substance Usementioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural Values Associated With Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

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Ritt-Olson

et al. 2011

Substance Use & Misuse

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“…There is, however, a second meaning of machismo centered on traits such as honor, respect, bravery, dignity and family responsibility (Gutmann, 1996;Neff, 2001). The term hombre is sometimes used to capture the positive aspects of machismo.…”

Section: Gender Identitymentioning

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“…An hombre does not beat his wife, is helpful in the home, and sees to his family responsibilities with dedication and honor (Gutmann, 1996). Although the two conceptualizations of machismo coexist in the views of Mexican-origin youth about the nature of masculinity (Kulis et al, 2002;Marsiglia and Holleran, 1999), the two dimensions can be measured and analyzed separately (Neff, 2001).…”

Section: Gender Identitymentioning

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Gender identity and substance use among students in two high schools in Monterrey, Mexico

Kulis

Marsiglia

Lingard

et al. 2008

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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This study explored relationships between several hypothesized dimensions of gender identity and substance use outcomes within a non-probability sample of adolescents in Monterrey, Mexico. Based on Mexican concepts of machismo and marianismo, four gender identity constructs were measured: aggressive masculinity, assertive masculinity, affective femininity and submissive femininity. The study assessed how well these gender identity measures predicted substance use behaviors, substance use intentions, expectancies, and normative approval, and exposure and vulnerability to substance offers. Data were drawn from questionnaires completed by 327 students from 2 Monterrey secondary schools. Multivariate ordered logistic and linear regression analyses, adjusted for school level effects, indicated that aggressive masculinity was associated with higher risk of drug use on most outcomes, while affective femininity was associated with lower risk on selected outcomes. Assertive masculinity was associated with only one of the outcomes examined and submissive femininity with none of them. Most gender identity effects persisted after controlling for biological sex, academic performance, age, and other gender identity measures. For two of the outcomes, the gender identity measures had significantly stronger effects for males than for females. The findings are interpreted in light of males' higher risk for drug use and changes in gender roles and gendered behavior that are now occurring in Mexico as in the U.S.

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“…Machismo creates the social expectations that men should assert power and control in all situations. This promotes positive qualities, such as honor, courage, and dignity, and negative qualities, such as risky behavior, aggression, and sexual domination (Neff, 2001).…”

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Contextually Appropriate Measurement as the Basis for Culturally Appropriate Interventions: A Case Study in Managua, Nicaragua

Jani

DeForge

2014

Social Work in Public Health

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Despite recent advances in U.S. health care, racial and ethnic minorities experience significantly worse health and mental health outcomes. Policy responses to this problem are based on available research, which is often premised on a misinterpretation of the cultural concepts that underlie people's health and mental health. Health researchers often rely upon measurements with questionable cultural validity. This contributes to a lack of understanding of health disparities that nondominant populations experience and creates obstacles to the development of effective policies to alleviate them. Even statistically valid or literally translated measurements often fail to account for different social and cultural contexts and/or neglect to consider vital information about the population studied or its history. This article reports on the content validity of measures used in a study that investigated predictors of mental health in Managua, Nicaragua. Results reveal a polarized response structure and lack of cultural relevance in underlying concepts measured.

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A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Measure of “Machismo” among Anglo, African American, and Mexican American Male Drinkers

Cited by 51 publications

References 23 publications

Cultural Values Associated With Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

Cultural Values Associated With Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

Gender identity and substance use among students in two high schools in Monterrey, Mexico

Contextually Appropriate Measurement as the Basis for Culturally Appropriate Interventions: A Case Study in Managua, Nicaragua

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