Associations Between Acculturation and Alcohol Consumption of Latino Men in the United States
Associations Between Acculturation and Alcohol Consumption of Latino Men in the United States
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DOI：
10.15288/jsad.2009.70.27
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Zemore, Sarah E.
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作者：
Karriker-Jaffe, Katherine J.;Zemore, Sarah E.
目的：本研究探讨了文化适应与六种不同饮酒结果之间的关系。我们预计，高水平的文化适应与成为饮酒者的几率较高有关，饮酒者饮酒频率较低，每年饮酒量较少，酗酒较少，醉酒发作较少，依赖症状较少。方法：数据包括2005年全国酒精调查中18岁及以上拉丁裔男性的全国代表性样本（N = 784）。男性主要是墨西哥人和墨西哥裔美国人（64%），大多数出生在美国以外（68%）。分析包括双变量和多变量回归模型，使用权重来调整抽样和无响应。结果：假设得到部分支持。文化适应程度高的男性比文化适应程度低的男性更有可能成为饮酒者，但前提是他们的收入高于平均水平。与预期相反，在饮酒者中，中等而非高水平的文化适应对饮酒频率、饮酒量、饮酒至醉酒和依赖症状有保护作用，对重度饮酒有接近显著的保护作用。结论：这些发现对未来的研究和针对美国拉丁裔男性的公共卫生项目具有启示意义。(j .螺栓。酒精药物70:27-31,2009)
Objective: This study examined the relationship between acculturation and six distinct drinking outcomes. We expected high levels of acculturation to be associated with higher odds of being a drinker and, among drinkers, with lower frequency of drinking, less alcohol consumption per year, less heavy drinking, fewer episodes of drunkenness, and fewer dependence symptoms. Method: The data consisted of a nationally representative sample of Latino men ages 18 and older (N = 784) from the 2005 National Alcohol Survey. The men were predominantly Mexican and Mexican American (64%), and most were born outside the United States (68%). Analyses included both bivariate and multivariate regression models using weights to adjust for sampling and nonresponse. Results: The hypotheses were partially supported. Men at high levels of acculturation were more likely than their peers at low levels of acculturation to be drinkers but only if they had above-average incomes. Counter to expectations, among drinkers there was a protective effect of medium, rather than high, levels of acculturation on frequency of drinking, volume of alcohol consumed, drinking to drunkenness, and dependence symptoms, with a protective effect approaching significance for heavy drinking. Conclusions: The findings have implications for future research and public health programs designed to reach Latino men in the United States. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 70: 27-31, 2009)