TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Social influence predictors of alcohol use among New York Latino youth
JO  - Addictive behaviors
A1  - Dusenbury, L.
A1  - Epstein, J. A.
A1  - Botvin, Gilbert J.
A1  - Diaz, T.
SP  - 363
EP  - 372
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - We examined demographic and social influence predictors of adolescent drinking among New York City Latino adolescents, including specific Latino subgroups (i.e., Puerto Rican, Dominican, Colombian, and Ecuadorian). Sixth- and seventh-grade students (N = 3129) who identified themselves as Latino or Hispanic on the survey questionnaire comprised our Latino sample. The survey included self-reported frequency of alcohol use, demographic items, and measures of social influences for drinking. Logistic-regression analyses revealed that social influences (how many friends drink, attitudes of parents and friends toward respondent's drinking) are strong predictors of current drinking (defined as drinking at least once a month) for the overall sample of Latino youth, as well as for Puerto Rican youth and Dominican youth. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for prevention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-4603
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -