Ethnicity and ethnic identity as predictors of drug norms and drug use among preadolescents in the US Southwest
Ethnicity and ethnic identity as predictors of drug norms and drug use among preadolescents in the US Southwest
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DOI：
10.1081/ja-120038030
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发表时间：
2004-06-01
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2
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Sills, S
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作者：
Marsiglia, FF;Kulis, S;Sills, S
本文报告了研究结果，探讨种族和种族认同如何“保护”青少年免遭吸毒并帮助他们形成反吸毒规范。这项研究于 1998 年进行，以 4364 名七年级学生为样本，这些学生大多是墨西哥裔美国七年级学生，居住在西南部大城市，具有不同的文化适应状况。它旨在通过在美国西南部地区独特的地理和种族背景下进行研究来测试现有的发现。这项研究探讨了种族认同的强度如何在样本中代表的各个种族群体的吸毒行为中发挥独特的作用：墨西哥裔美国人、其他拉丁美洲人、美洲印第安人、非裔美国人、非西班牙裔白人和混合种族背景的人。积极的种族认同（即强烈的种族归属、依恋和自豪感）与总体样本中较少的药物使用和更强的禁毒规范相关。出乎意料的是，积极的种族认同对非西班牙裔白人受访者（本样本中的少数群体）的明显保护作用通常比少数族裔群体的成员更强。讨论了为墨西哥/墨西哥裔美国学生量身定制的预防计划的影响。
This article reports the results of research exploring how ethnicity and ethnic identity may "protect" adolescents against drug use and help them form antidrug use norms. This study was conducted in 1998 and is based on a sample of 4364 mostly Mexican American seventh graders residing in a large southwestern city of diverse acculturation statuses. It aims at testing existing findings by conducting the research within the unique geographic and ethnic context of the Southwest region of the United States. This research examines how strength of ethnic identity plays a distinctive role in drug use behavior among the various ethnic groups represented in the sample: Mexican Americans, other Latinos, American Indians, African Americans, non-Hispanic Whites, and those of mixed ethnic backgrounds. Positive ethnic identity (i.e., strong ethnic affiliation, attachment, and pride) was associated with less substance use and stronger antidrug norms in the sample overall. Unexpectedly, the apparently protective effects of positive ethnic identity were generally stronger for non-Hispanic White respondents (a numerical minority group in this sample) than for members of ethnic minority groups. Implications for prevention programs tailored for Mexican/Mexican American students are discussed.