Perception of Substance Use Problems in Asian American Communities by Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese Populations

Lee, Mo Yee; Law, Phyllis F. M.; Eo, Eunjoo

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“…However, contrary to one alcohol drinking study on a non-college-age control sample of Asian adults (Lee et al, 2003), we found that female college students who were Filipino or Korean had higher levels of alcohol consumption than did other female Asian subgroups. Our fi nding that Korean women have increased risk of consuming more alcohol than Chinese women is contradictory to that of Chi and colleagues (1989), who found the opposite.…”

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Differences in the Drinking Behaviors of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese College Students

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Mays

et al. 2009

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: This study examined alcohol drinking behaviors across ethnic subgroups of Asian college students by gender, foreign-born status, and college-related living arrangements. Method: Univariate and ordinal logistic regression analyses were employed to explore male and female Asian subgroup differences in alcohol drinking behaviors. The sample included 753 male and female undergraduates between the ages of 18 and 27 years who self-identifi ed as Chinese, Filipino, Korean, or Vietnamese and who varied in their foreign-born status. Participants completed a self-administered questionnaire on their alcohol drinking practices. Results: Ordinal regression analysis assessed risks for increased consumption and found that Korean and Filipino students reported higher levels of alcohol consumption compared with other Asian subgroups. Students living in on-campus dormitories and in offcampus apartments reported higher alcohol consumption than did those living at home. Being born in the United States was a signifi cant predictor of higher levels of alcohol consumption for women but not for men. Conclusions: Results of this study indicate the need for campus alcohol education and prevention programs capable of responding to specifi c Asian subgroup needs. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 70: [568][569][570][571][572][573][574] 2009)

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Differences in the Drinking Behaviors of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese College Students

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Mays

et al. 2009

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…A few national studies have begun to collect data on specific ethnic groups (Ghosh, 2009), but there are several notable obstacles. Many national studies have omitted Asian Americans from their data analyses because their numbers are too small for needed statistical power (Ghosh, 2009;Lee et al, 2003). Oversampling methods may be needed to achieve desirable sample sizes for data analysis (Ghosh, 2009).…”

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“…In studies of prevalence and predictors of alcohol use, Asian Americans have typically been treated as a single homogenous group, and only rarely has variability across subgroups been examined (Kitano, Lubben, & Chi, 1988;Kuramoto, 1997;Lee, Law, & Eo, 2003;Varma & Siris, 1996). Asian Americans, however, comprise more than 30 subgroups that differ in religion, language, and other cultural features.…”

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“…Asian Americans, however, comprise more than 30 subgroups that differ in religion, language, and other cultural features. Important variations in alcohol use among these diverse subgroups have not been captured in existing studies (Ja & Aoki, 1993;Lee et al, 2003;Makimoto, 1998;Subramanian & Takeuchi, 1999;Wong et al, 2007;Zane & Huh-Kim, 1998), and little is known about sociocultural factors that may contribute to varying patterns (Subramanian & Takeuchi, 1999;Wong et al, 2007).…”

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The Impact of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on Alcohol Use Across Asian Immigrant Subgroups

Park

Anastas

Shibusawa

et al. 2014

Substance Use & Misuse

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Acculturation and acculturative stress are examined as predictors of alcohol use among Asian immigrants, using the 2004 National Latino and Asian Americans Survey (NLAAS). Separate regression analyses were conducted for Chinese (n = 600), Filipino (n = 508), and Vietnamese (n = 520) immigrants. Alcohol use varied for the three groups. English proficiency was associated with drinking for all groups. Family conflict was associated with drinking for Chinese immigrants. General acculturative stress and discrimination were associated with drinking for Vietnamese immigrants. Results underscore acculturation and acculturative stress as being contributors to alcohol consumption, and the importance of considering the heterogeneity of Asian immigrants in research on their alcohol use. The study's limitations are noted.

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“…However, recent research suggests that the model minority myth is inaccurate (Wong & Halgin, 2006) and may contribute to an underestimation of substance abuse and mental health problems among Asian Americans (Mercado, 2000; Sue & Okazaki, 1990). The notion that Asian Americans do not experience substance use problems is in stark contrast to studies that indicate that Asian Americans experience mental health problems (Ja & Yuen, 1997; Liu, 2005; Liu & Chang, 2007) and substance abuse concerns (James, Kim, & Moore, 1997; Lee, Liu, & Eo, 2003; Nemoto et al, 1999; So & Wong, 2006). The few studies that have examined substance abuse and mental health problems among Asian American women have focused on Asian American adolescents.…”

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An Exploratory Model of Substance Use Among Asian American Women: The Role of Depression, Coping, Peer Use and Asian Values

Iwamoto

Liu

McCoy

2011

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

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This study explored the relationship among Asian values, depressive symptoms, perceived peer substance use, coping strategies, and substance use among 167 Asian American college women. More than 66% of the women in our sample scored higher than the clinical cutoff score on the Center of Epidemiological Depression Scale. Three path analyses examining illicit drugs, alcohol use, and binge drinking indicated that perceived peer use was the most robust predictor of substance use. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with illicit drug use and alcohol consumption but were not related to binge drinking. Asian values and coping strategies were not predictive of substance use. Additional analysis revealed that avoidant coping was a strong predictor of depressive symptoms.

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Perception of Substance Use Problems in Asian American Communities by Chinese, Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese Populations

Cited by 19 publications

References 21 publications

Differences in the Drinking Behaviors of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese College Students

Differences in the Drinking Behaviors of Chinese, Filipino, Korean, and Vietnamese College Students

The Impact of Acculturation and Acculturative Stress on Alcohol Use Across Asian Immigrant Subgroups

An Exploratory Model of Substance Use Among Asian American Women: The Role of Depression, Coping, Peer Use and Asian Values

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