@article{ref1,
title="Drug abuse and identity in Mexican Americans: theoretical and empirical considerations",
journal="Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences",
year="1991",
author="Castro, Felipe G. and Sharp, Erica V. and Barrington, Elizabeth H. and Walton, Maureen A. L. and Rawson, Richard A.",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="209-225",
abstract="This review proposes the construct of drug use identity and presents a 4-stage model that features this construct. This 4-stage modelproposes that drug use identity, a latentfactor, undergoes a progressive transformation from identity as a casual user during the initiation stage (Stage 1), to identity as a drug addict at the treatment entiy stage (Stage 2), to identity as a recovering addict at the late treatment stage (Stage 3). At the posttreatment recovery stage (Stage 4), this new identity as a recovering addict may operate as a mediator of the social influences effected by a sober reference group. These social influences prompt a sustained identity as a recovering addic4 along with enhanced ethnic pride, increased social role responsibility, and enhanced health motivation and behavior. For drug-addicted Mexican Americans, enhanced ethnic pride, whether discovered or reestablished, may develop as a consequence of a progression toward a &quot;maturing identity. &quot; Directions for theory and research based on this framework are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9863",
doi="10.1177/07399863910132006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07399863910132006"
}