Gender, Acculturation, and Alcohol Consumption among Mexican Americans

Alaniz, Maria Luisa; Treno, Andrew J.; Saltz, Robert F.

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“…Other studies have shown that there are different social norms concerning alcohol use among men and women in Mexico and the U.S. Drinking among males is acceptable in both contexts, while the low proportions of drinkers among foreign-born Mexican American females in the U.S. may reflect socialization in Mexico where there are sanctions against among women consuming alcohol (Alaniz et al, 1999). Studies have also found that women who immigrated to the U.S. in childhood consume more alcohol than women who immigrated to the U.S. as adults (Heilemann et al, 2002) and as Mexican American women acculturate and achieve higher status positions in the work force they use alcohol more and believe there are positive consequences to its use (Gilbert et al, 1994).…”

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Country of origin, age of drinking onset, and drinking patterns among Mexican American young adults

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Godette

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Country of origin, age of drinking onset, and drinking patterns among Mexican American young adults

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Godette

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Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…One possibility is that marriage reinforces traditional Mexican values about motherhood and women's roles. Smoking and drinking are relatively common behaviors among men in Mexico, but very uncommon among women (Alaniz, Treno, & Saltz, 1999). A husband's cultural beliefs may have a stronger effect on his wife's pregnancy behaviors than his social support.…”

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Time in the United States, social support and health behaviors during pregnancy among women of Mexican descent

Harley

Eskenazi

2006

Social Science & Medicine

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Among women of Mexican descent, increased acculturation in the United States has been associated with poorer health behaviors during pregnancy. This study examined a population of low-income women of Mexican descent in an agricultural community to determine whether social support patterns were associated with age at arrival in the U.S.; whether social support was associated with pregnancy behaviors; and whether increased social support could prevent some of the negative pregnancy behaviors that accompany acculturation. Participants were 568 pregnant women enrolled in prenatal care in the Salinas Valley, California. Participants were predominantly Spanish-speaking, born in Mexico, and from farmworker families. Information on social networks, social support, age at arrival in the United States, and pregnancy health behaviors was gathered during interviews conducted during pregnancy and immediately after delivery. Poorer health behaviors were observed among women who had come to the U.S. at a younger age. Social support during pregnancy was lowest among women who had come to the U.S. at an older age. High parity, low education, and low income were also associated with low social support. Higher social support was associated with better quality of diet, increased likelihood of using prenatal vitamins, and decreased likelihood of smoking during pregnancy. High social support also appeared to prevent the negative impact of life in the U.S. on diet quality. Women with intermediate or low levels of social support who had spent their childhoods in the U.S. had significantly poorer diet quality than women who had spent their childhoods in Mexico. However, among women with high social support, there was no difference in diet quality according to country of childhood. Thus, in the case of diet quality, increased social support appears to prevent some of the negative pregnancy behaviors that accompany time in the U.S. among women of Mexican descent.

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“…Acculturation has been examined increasingly as one of the factors accounting for American women (Alaniz, Treno, & Saltz, 1999). Among Korean Americans, high acculturation is related to higher body weight and light physical activity (Lee, Sobal, & Frongillo, 2000).…”

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Psychobehavioral Impact of Genetic Counseling and Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Healthy Women of African Descent

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1997

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Gender, Acculturation, and Alcohol Consumption among Mexican Americans

Abstract: Studies of drinking patterns and related problems need to consider these factors.

Cited by 56 publications

References 16 publications

Country of origin, age of drinking onset, and drinking patterns among Mexican American young adults

Country of origin, age of drinking onset, and drinking patterns among Mexican American young adults

Time in the United States, social support and health behaviors during pregnancy among women of Mexican descent

Psychobehavioral Impact of Genetic Counseling and Breast Cancer Gene Testing in Healthy Women of African Descent

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