Asian American and White College Students' Heavy Episodic Drinking Behaviors and Alcohol-Related Problems
Asian American and White College Students' Heavy Episodic Drinking Behaviors and Alcohol-Related Problems
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DOI：
10.3109/10826084.2016.1170142
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发表时间：
2016-01-01
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2
通讯作者：
Zamboanga, Byron L.
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作者：
Iwamoto, Derek K.;Grivel, Margaux M.;Zamboanga, Byron L.
背景：间歇性酗酒（HED）和与酒精相关的问题似乎是年轻的亚裔美国人中一个日益严重的问题。出生地是有助于解释亚裔美国人群体内差异的一个有希望的因素。出生地是指一个人是否出生在美国（即第二代或更高代）或美国之外（即第一代）。尽管这个变量在理论上很有前景，但目前还很少有文献对第一代和第二代亚裔美国人与白人大学生之间的饮酒模式进行比较。目的：本研究调查了第一代和第二代亚裔美国人以及白人男大学生的 HED 与酒精相关问题之间的关系。还研究了种族与 HED 和酒精相关问题模型中的变量之间的相互作用。方法：总共招募了 630 名男性，其中 489 名亚裔美国男性（407 名第二代和 82 名第一代）和 148 名在美国南加州公立大学就读的白人学生。结果：结果显示第二代亚裔美国大学生和白人男性大学生的 HED 率没有差异；然而，与第一代亚裔美国人相比，白人学生的 HED 发生率更高。所有三组之间都没有发现与酒精相关的问题存在差异。种族群体、饮酒应对、希腊/兄弟会地位以及酒精结果的描述性规范之间没有显着的相互作用。结论/重要性：第二代亚裔美国年轻成年男性报告的 HED 和酒精相关问题的发生率与白人相似。目前的研究结果表明，亚裔美国男性中与酒精相关的问题是比以前认为的更严重的公共卫生问题。
Background: Heavy episodic drinking (HED) and alcohol-related problems appears to be a growing problem among young adult Asian Americans. One promising factor that helps explain within-group differences among Asian American includes nativity. Nativity refers to whether an individual was born in (i.e., second generation or higher) or outside (i.e., first generation) of the United States. Despite this theoretically promising variable, there has been a paucity of literature examining comparing drinking patterns between first and second generation Asians Americans and White college men. Objectives: The current study examined the relationship between HED and alcohol-related problems among first- and second-generation Asian American, and White college male students. Interaction between race and the variables in HED and alcohol-related problems models were also investigated. Method: A total of 630 men were recruited of which 489 were Asian American men (407 second generation and 82 first generation) and 148 White students attending a public university in southern California (USA) were recruited. Results: Results revealed no differences in HED rates between second-generation Asian American and White male college students; however, White students reported higher rates of HED compared to first-generation Asian Americans. No differences in alcohol-related problems were found between all three groups. There were no significant interactions between racial groups, drinking to cope, Greek/fraternity status, and descriptive norms on the alcohol outcomes. Conclusion/importance: Second-generation Asian American young adult men reported similar HED and rates of alcohol-related problems as White men. The present findings suggest that alcohol-related problems among Asian American men are a larger public health concern than previously believed.