Acculturation, Alcohol Expectancies, and Alcohol Use Among Mexican-American Adolescents

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dc.contributorCepeda-Benito, Antonio
dc.creatorFlato, Claudia Graciela
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T22:23:35Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T23:44:28Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:57:47Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T22:23:35Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T23:44:28Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:57:47Z
dc.date.created2009-12
dc.date.issued2011-02-22
dc.description.abstractThe current study was designed to examine the influence of cultural orientation on alcohol involvement among Mexican-American adolescents. Also, this study assessed whether cultural orientation predicted positive and negative alcohol expectancies for the effects of drinking one to two drinks or bingeing; and whether alcohol-use expectancies mediated the effects of acculturation on drinking practices. The participants were 300 Mexican-American high school students (M = 16.5, SD = 1.15; 178 female and 122 male) from a city along the Texas/Mexico border who were mostly self-identified as 2nd generation Mexican-Americans. The students completed the questionnaires regarding alcohol involvement, acculturation, and alcohol expectancies. Significant findings in the current study indicated a higher orientation to Mexican culture predicted higher levels of alcohol involvement for boys; whereas, a higher orientation to U.S. culture predicted higher alcohol involvement for girls. Also, identification with Mexican culture for girls predicted negative alcohol expectancies for low and high quantities of alcohol use.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7276
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectAcculturation
dc.subjectAlcohol
dc.subjectExpectancies
dc.subjectAdolescents
dc.subjectMexican-American
dc.titleAcculturation, Alcohol Expectancies, and Alcohol Use Among Mexican-American Adolescents
dc.typeBook
dc.typeThesis

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