Citation

Pham S, Lui PP. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University , Dallas , TX.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2019.1679316

PMID

31635540

Abstract

Hazardous alcohol use among Hispanics makes for a critical public health issue that warrants empirical examination. Whereas research shows positive associations between alcohol-related outcomes and acculturation, it is unclear how enculturation and acculturation x enculturation are linked to alcohol use. Hispanic American undergraduate and graduate students (N = 348, 61.8% women, M_age = 21.82, 83.3% undergraduates) completed questionnaires assessing their levels of acculturation, enculturation, and alcohol use. Enculturation was negatively associated with social drinking-related consequences. Acculturation was positively associated with alcohol consumption, and enculturation buffered this association.

FINDINGS highlight the utility of considering acculturation profiles in understanding Hispanic alcohol use.

Language: en

Keywords

acculturation; biculturalism; culture; ethnicity; social norms