Body image, acculturation, and substance abuse among boys and girls in the southwest
Body image, acculturation, and substance abuse among boys and girls in the southwest
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DOI：
10.1081/ada-200068418
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Hurdle, D
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作者：
Nieri, T;Kulis, S;Hurdle, D
这项研究探讨了通过对体重和外表的感知来衡量的身体形象及其对西南部主要是墨西哥裔美国中学生青少年吸毒的影响。分析的结果包括一生和近期饮酒、吸烟和大麻的使用以及禁毒规范。对于男孩来说，不喜欢自己的外表更多是一个风险因素，而对于女孩来说，负面的体重认知更多是一个风险因素。相对于文化程度更高（以英语为主）的拉丁裔（N = 903）、非拉丁裔白人（N = 121）和其他非拉丁裔青年（N = 107），文化程度较低（以西班牙语为主）的拉丁裔青年（N = 212）报告了最差的身体形象。然而，文化程度更高、身体形象较差的拉丁裔年轻人吸毒的风险最大。那些不喜欢自己外表的文化程度较高的拉丁裔男孩报告说，他们最近的饮酒量相对较多，而那些认为自己身体太瘦的男孩则报告说，他们一生中吸烟的次数较多，近期吸烟的数量和频率较高，并且禁毒规范较弱。那些认为自己太胖、更受文化熏陶的拉丁裔女孩表示，最近吸烟的数量和频率都更高。这些发现表明，低水平的文化适应可能会保护一些身体形象不佳的拉丁裔青年，使其免于通过药物滥用来应对。此外，他们认为，一些拉美裔人的身体形象不佳可能不是因为采用了美国的瘦身理念，而是因为贬低了拉美裔外表特征的态度和行为。
This study explored body image as measured by perceptions of weight and appearance and its impact on adolescent drug use among predominately Mexican American middle school students in the southwest. Outcomes analyzed included lifetime and recent alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use and antidrug norms. Disliking one's looks was more of a risk factor for boys, whereas negative weight perceptions were more of a risk factor for girls. Relative to more acculturated ( English-dominant) Latinos (N = 903), non-Latino Whites (N = 121), and other non-Latino youth (N = 107), less acculturated (Spanish-dominant) Latino youth (N = 212) reported the poorest body image. However, more acculturated Latino youth with poor body image had the greatest risk of substance use. More acculturated Latino boys who disliked their looks reported relatively greater amounts of recent alcohol use, and those who rated their bodies as too thin reported higher lifetime cigarette use, a greater amount and frequency of recent cigarette use, and weaker antidrug norms. More acculturated Latina girls who thought they were too fat reported a greater amount and frequency of recent cigarette use. These findings suggest that low levels of acculturation may protect some Latino youth with poor body image from coping via substance use. In addition, they suggest that poor body image among some Latinos may result less from adoption of American thinness ideals but rather from attitudes and behaviors that devalue the characteristics of Latino appearance.