TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Social processes underlying acculturation: a study of drinking behavior among immigrant Latinos in the Northeast United States
JO  - Contemporary drug problems
A1  - Lee, Christina S.
A1  - López, Steven Regeser
A1  - Cobly, Suzanne M.
A1  - Tejada, Monica
A1  - García-Coll, Cynthia
A1  - Smith, Marcia
SP  - 585
EP  - 609
VL  - 33
IS  - 
N2  - STUDY GOALS: To identify social processes that underlie the relationship of acculturation and heavy drinking behavior among Latinos who have immigrated to the Northeast United States of America (USA). METHOD: Community-based recruitment strategies were used to identify 36 Latinos who reported heavy drinking. Participants were 48% female, 23 to 56 years of age, and were from South or Central America (39%) and the Caribbean (24%). Six focus groups were audiotaped and transcribed. RESULTS: Content analyses indicated that the social context of drinking is different in the participants' countries of origin and in the United States. In Latin America, alcohol consumption was part of everyday living (being with friends and family). Nostalgia and isolation reflected some of the reasons for drinking in the USA. Results suggest that drinking in the Northeastern United States (US) is related to Latinos' adaptation to a new sociocultural environment. Knowledge of the shifting social contexts of drinking can inform health interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-4509
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -