CORRELATES OF DRUG USE AMONG MEXICAN-AMERICAN YOUTH

这是对社会、心理和文化相关因素的研究。 墨西哥裔美国青年的吸毒问题。三大中的 在美国的拉美裔群体中，墨西哥裔美国人是 规模最大，增长最快。在未来的几年里，预测 表明墨西哥裔美国人将成为一个主要的经济， 政治和社会力量。他们很快就会占到一半以上 西方人口中的一部分。西方和世界的福祉 国家可能在很大程度上依赖于 这群人。吸毒可能会削弱这种力量。一半的墨西哥人- 美国人年龄在22岁以下，因为吸毒几乎总是开始 在青春期，很大一部分人仍然处于 风险。还有其他因素也表明风险很高，包括 经济问题，偏见，最重要的是， 教育。墨西哥裔美国年轻人有很高的 辍学生。一些因素，如强烈的宗教和家庭 价值，也可能对毒品使用起作用，并且可能是 可用于预防和治疗。的第一步 为墨西哥人规划预防和干预计划- 然而，美国年轻人正在决定什么是特征 与毒品使用有关，以及它们之间的相互关系。这 研究将建立社会和社会之间的相关联系 墨西哥裔美国人的心理特征和吸毒情况 青年，并确定在这些链接中是否存在差异 生活在墨西哥裔美国青年和英国青年之间 同样的社区。性别差异和年龄差异将 也要接受检查。与药物使用相关的措施包括 评估文化认同、家庭社会经济地位、 家庭的完整性，家庭关系，家庭制裁， 宗教认同，学校适应，自信， 被社会接受的感觉，害羞，抑郁，焦虑， 愤怒，对毒品危险的信仰，对越轨的容忍，越轨 行为，以及同龄人的药物协会。对以下方面的影响 将考虑预防、治疗和未来的研究。

This is a study of the social, psychological, and cultural correlates of drug use of Mexican-American youth. Of the three major Hispanic groups in the United States, Mexican-Americans are the largest and the fastest growing. In coming years, projections show that Mexican-Americans will emerge as a major economic, political, and social force. They will soon make up more than half of the western population. The well-being of the west and of the nation could depend heavily on the strength and contribution of this group. Drug use could sap this strength. Half of Mexican- Americans are under 22, and since drug use almost always starts in adolescence, a very large part of the population are still at risk. There are other factors that also suggest high risk, including economic problems, prejudice, and most of all, problems in education. Mexican-American youth have very high rates of school dropout. Some factors, such as strong religious and family values, could also work against drug use, and could be assets that could be used in prevention and treatment. The first step in planning prevention and intervention programs for Mexican- American youth, however, is determining what characteristics are associated with drug use and how they are interrelated. This study will establish the correlational links between social and psychological characteristics and drug use in Mexican-American youth, and determine whether there are differences in these links between Mexican-American youth and Anglo youth living in the same communities. Gender differences and age differences will also be examined. The drug use correlates include measures to assess cultural identification, family socioeconomic status, intactness of family, family relationships, family sanctions, religious identification, school adjustment, self-confidence, feelings of being socially accepted, shyness, depression, anxiety, anger, belief in drug dangers, tolerance of deviance, deviant behaviors, and peer drug associations. Implications for prevention, treatment, and future research will be considered.