TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Health-compromising behaviors among a multi-ethnic sample of Canadian high school students: risk-enhancing effects of discrimination and acculturation
JO  - Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
A1  - Brown, Catherine
A1  - Langille, Donald
A1  - Tanner, Julian
A1  - Asbridge, Mark
SP  - 158
EP  - 178
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1533-2640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2013.852075
ID  - ref1
ER  -