Acculturation status and heavy alcohol use among Mexican American college students: Investigating the moderating role of gender

Zamboanga, Byron L.; Raffaelli, Marcela; Horton, Nicholas J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.018

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“…Our study's qualitative findings suggest additional factors may be at play as well. Our interviews also suggest that female students may be more vulnerable to unplanned sex than their male counterparts and that peer influence in the context of social events may be an important moderator as well, which has also been seen in other studies (Kabiru & Orpinas, 2009;Mongkuo et al, 2010;Zamboanga, Raffaelli, & Horton, 2006) -this may be as a result of gender power relationships. Furthermore, our qualitative findings related to condom use among students corroborate empirical observations from elsewhere in Africa (Atwoli, Mungla, & Ndung'u, 2011;Wamoyi et al, 2010).…”

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Risk factors for unplanned sex among university students in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

Aluzimbi

Barker

King

et al. 2013

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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Risk factors for unplanned sex among university students in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

Aluzimbi

Barker

King

et al. 2013

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth

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“…The current study builds on prior research by investigating the impact of linguistic acculturation on the alcohol use of Mexican American college students and examining factors that might account for gender differences in the relations between acculturation and alcohol use. To our knowledge, only one other study has investigated the role of acculturation and gender in alcohol use among Latino college students (Zamboanga et al, 2006). In that study of Mexican American college students in the Midwest, there was no association between acculturation and heavy drinking for women.…”

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“…In contrast to most studies of adults, a recent study of heavy drinking among Mexican American college students did not find a gender by acculturation effect (Zamboanga, Raffaelli, and Horton, 2006). Thus, our first goal was to investigate the moderating role of gender on multiple indicators of alcohol use in a different sample.…”

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Acculturation, gender, and alcohol use among Mexican American college students

Raffaelli

Stone

Iturbide

et al. 2007

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(L.J. Crockett). AbstractPrior research with non-college samples of Mexican Americans has demonstrated that gender moderates the association between acculturation and alcohol use. We replicated this finding in a college student sample and attempted to account for the differential impact of acculturation on Mexican American men and women by examining the mediating effects of social context, family conflict and psychological functioning. Participants were 148 Mexican Americans (67% female; M age 23 years) from three state universities in California and Texas who completed self-report surveys. In multivariate analyses controlling for age, maternal education, living situation, and site, linguistic acculturation was associated with increased alcohol use and misuse among women but not men. Two social context variables (social facilitation and family drinking) mediated the association between acculturation and alcohol use (heavy drinking, past year alcohol use, and a composite drinking variable) among women. The findings highlight the importance of social context for understanding alcohol use by Latina college students and indicate directions for future research and intervention development.

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“…Although the intersection of race, ethnicity, acculturation, and ethnic identity with substance use has not been well studied in first-year college students, other research indicates that acculturation or ethnic identity may moderate the protective effect of race. For example, Zamboanga, Raffaelli, and Horton (2006) studied Mexican American college students and found that males who had higher levels of ethnic identity had greater heavy drinking levels than males who had lower levels of ethnic identity. The same pattern was not true for females.…”

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Predictors of alcohol use during the first year of college: Implications for prevention

Borsari

Murphy

Barnett

2007

Addictive Behaviors

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The first year of college is a unique transition period, in which the student establishes a college identity and social network. Alcohol use is often part of this process, and many first-year college students develop a pattern of heavy drinking that puts them at risk for adverse consequences during their college years and into young adulthood. To better understand the development of risky alcohol use during this transition, we reviewed the literature on influences on college drinking and identified moderators and mediators that were particularly relevant for first-year alcohol use. As the transition from high school to college presents a unique opportunity for intervention, we discuss how these moderators and mediators can inform alcohol abuse prevention programs. We also identify approaches aimed at changing the culture of alcohol use on campus. Limitations of the reviewed research are highlighted in the context of promising directions for future research.

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Acculturation status and heavy alcohol use among Mexican American college students: Investigating the moderating role of gender

Cited by 89 publications

References 21 publications

Risk factors for unplanned sex among university students in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

Risk factors for unplanned sex among university students in Kampala, Uganda: a qualitative study

Acculturation, gender, and alcohol use among Mexican American college students

Predictors of alcohol use during the first year of college: Implications for prevention

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