Religious influences on heavy episodic drinking in Chinese-American and Korean-American college students.

Luczak, Susan E.; Corbett, Kirsten; Oh, Christina; Carr, Lucinda G.; Wall, Tamara L.

doi:10.15288/jsa.2003.64.467

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“…Data from the TLFB computations were tabulated to reflect average quantity and frequency of use for the past 30 days as well as number of heavy drinking episodes during the 2 weeks preceding the interview. Heavy drinking episodes were defined as consumption in the past 2 weeks of four or more drinks on an occasion for women and five or more drinks on an occasion for men to allow for comparison with previous studies of this population (e.g., Luczak et al, 2003). The TLFB method has been shown to have good reliability and validity with college students (Sobell et al, 1989).…”

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Psychosocial, cultural and genetic influences on alcohol use in Asian American youth.

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Objective-Environmental and cultural factors, as well as a genetic variant of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (the ALDH2*2 allele) have been identified as correlates of alcohol use among Asian Americans. However, concurrent examination of these variables has been rare. The present study assessed parental alcohol use, acculturation and ALDH2 gene status in relation to lifetime, current and heavy episodic drinking among Chinese and Korean American undergraduates.Method-Participants (N = 428, 51% women; 52% Chinese American, age 18-19 years) were firstyear college students in a longitudinal study of substance use initiation and progression. Data were collected via structured interview and self-report, and participants provided a blood sample for genotyping at the ALDH2 locus.Results-Gender, parental alcohol use and acculturation significantly predicted drinking behavior. However, none of the hypothesized moderating relationships were significant. In contrast with previous studies, ALDH2 gene status was not associated with alcohol use. Conclusions-Resultsindicate that although the variables examined influence alcohol use, moderating effects were not observed in the present sample of Asian American college students. Findings further suggest that the established association ALDH2 status and drinking behavior in Asians may not be evident in late adolescence. It is possible that ALDH2 status is associated with alcohol consumption only following initiation and increased drinking experience.Asian Americans Comprise the fastest-growing ethnic minority population in the United States (Varma and Siris, 1996); accordingly, understanding the etiology of substance use in this group is increasingly important. It has been noted that substance use prevention initiatives should attend to culture-specific factors influencing use among emergent ethnic minority populations (Castro and Alarcon, 2002;Unger et al., 2002). To accomplish this goal it is necessary to first identify such factors, as well as to determine how culture-specific variables give rise to crossethnic differences in substance use. As adolescence is often marked by initiation and escalation of substance use (O'Malley et al., 1998), studies of Asian American youth are important to the identification of etiologic factors specific to alcohol and other drug use in this population.

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“…The same proportion of prospective studies (42 of 49: 86%) found higher religiousness to be associated with less subsequent alcohol use. A growing body of evidence continues to demonstrate the robust negative association between religion and alcohol consumption among adolescents and college students, particularly for those who identify themselves as being intrinsically religious (e.g., Allport and Ross, 1967;Bahr et al, 1998;Brody et al, 1996;Brown et al, 2008;Button et al, 2010;Galen and Rogers, 2004;Johnson et al, 2008;Luczak et al, 2003;Menagi et al, 2008;Patock-Peckham et al, 1998;Wills et al, 2003). Among adolescents, the effect of religiousness as a protective factor for alcohol and substance use has been shown across gender, age, and socioeconomic status and is not limited to a particular subgroup (Wills et al, 2003).…”

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Reliance on God, Prayer, and Religion Reduces Influence of Perceived Norms on Drinking

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Previous research has shown that perceived social norms are among the strongest predictors of drinking among young adults. Research has also consistently found religiousness to be protective against risk and negative health behaviors. The present research evaluates the extent to which reliance on God, prayer, and religion moderates the association between perceived social norms and drinking. Method: Participants (n = 1,124 undergraduate students) completed a cross-sectional survey online, which included measures of perceived norms, religious values, and drinking. Perceived norms were assessed by asking participants their perceptions of typical student drinking. Drinking outcomes included drinks per week, drinking frequency, and typical quantity consumed. Results: Regression analyses indicated that religiousness and perceived norms had signifi cant unique associations in opposite directions for all three drinking outcomes. Signifi cant interactions were evident between religiousness and perceived norms in predicting drinks per week, frequency, and typical quantity. In each case, the interactions indicated weaker associations between norms and drinking among those who assigned greater importance to religiousness. Conclusions: The extent of the relationship between perceived social norms and drinking was buffered by the degree to which students identifi ed with religiousness. A growing body of literature has shown interventions including personalized feedback regarding social norms to be an effective strategy in reducing drinking among college students. The present research suggests that incorporating religious or spiritual values into student interventions may be a promising direction to pursue. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 74, 361-368, 2013)

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“…Using data from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Price and colleagues (2002) reported that, across five Asian subgroups, rates of frequent heavy drinking were highest for Korean Americans and lowest for Chinese Americans. College studies also show higher rates of heavy drinking and alcohol dependence among Korean Americans versus Chinese Americans (Luczak et al, 2001(Luczak et al, , 2003(Luczak et al, , 2004.…”

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Differential Effects of Acculturation on Drinking Behavior in Chinese- and Korean-American College Students

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Objective-Recent evidence suggests increasing rates of alcohol use and related disorders among Asian-American young adults. Relatively little research has focused on this group, and few studies have examined heterogeneity in drinking prevalence and correlates across Asian subgroups. This study examined interactive effects of ethnicity, acculturation, and gender on drinking behavior among Asian-American undergraduates.Method-Participants were 112 Chinese Americans and 108 Korean Americans (mean age = 19.2 years, 61% female) who completed measures of alcohol use, acculturation, and demographic factors. Multivariate analyses examined drinking behavior (defined as quantity, frequency, and duration) as a function of ethnicity, gender, and acculturation.

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Religious influences on heavy episodic drinking in Chinese-American and Korean-American college students.

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Psychosocial, cultural and genetic influences on alcohol use in Asian American youth.

Psychosocial, cultural and genetic influences on alcohol use in Asian American youth.

Reliance on God, Prayer, and Religion Reduces Influence of Perceived Norms on Drinking

Differential Effects of Acculturation on Drinking Behavior in Chinese- and Korean-American College Students

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