@article{ref1,
title="The relationships of historical loss, acculturation, and alcohol expectancies with alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native people",
journal="American Indian and Alaska Native mental health research",
year="2024",
author="Cain, Melanie J. and Winterowd, Carrie and Farra, Aisha",
volume="31",
number="1",
pages="93-123",
abstract="The primary purpose of this study was to 1) explore the relationship among the following variables: thoughts and feelings associated with historical loss, levels of acculturation, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people, as well as to 2) explore predictive relationships among historical loss thoughts and feelings, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use for AI/AN people within this sample. A convenience (community, non-clinical) sample of 188 AI/AN people completed an online survey, including questions related to alcohol use, alcohol expectancies, thoughts and feelings of historical loss, and acculturation experiences. <br><br>RESULTS indicated that gender and feelings of historical loss were the significant individual predictors of alcohol use and alcohol expectancies in a sample of AI/AN people. In addition, specific types of alcohol expectancies, when considered together, explained 24% of the variance in alcohol use experiences. Gender differences were noted in that AI/AN men were more likely than AI/AN women to engage in hazardous drinking and expected more feelings of social and physical pleasure as well as power and aggression as a result of drinking alcohol. Areas for further research were highlighted, with an emphasis on further research exploring the correlates and predictors of alcohol use and alcohol expectancies for community, non-clinical samples of AI/AN people, to further understand alcohol use motivation among AI/AN people.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-5394",
doi="10.5820/aian.3101.2024.93",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5820/aian.3101.2024.93"
}