@article{ref1,
title="Health-compromising behaviors among a multi-ethnic sample of Canadian high school students: risk-enhancing effects of discrimination and acculturation",
journal="Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse",
year="2014",
author="Brown, Catherine and Langille, Donald and Tanner, Julian and Asbridge, Mark",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="158-178",
abstract="This article examines whether acculturation and experiences of discrimination help to explain observed ethnic disparities in rates of three health-compromising behaviors: interpersonal violence, drinking, and cannabis use. Data were drawn from a cross-sectional survey of 3,400 high school students from Toronto, Canada, sampled in 1998-2000. Multivariate ordinary least squares and logistic regression models tested for baseline differences in the health-compromising behaviors by ethnic identity. Subsequent models adjusted for control measures and introduced acculturation and discrimination measures. <br><br>RESULTS confirm that experiences of discrimination and acculturation are risk enhancing, whereas active cultural retention appears to protect ethnic youth from participation in health-compromising activities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1533-2640",
doi="10.1080/15332640.2013.852075",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2013.852075"
}