TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender differences in the effect of linguistic acculturation on substance use among mexican-origin youth in the southwest united states
AU - Marsiglia, Flavio
AU - Kulis, Stephen
AU - Hussaini, Syed Khaleel
AU - Nieri, Tanya A.
AU - Becerra, David
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse grants funding the Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (R24 DA13937), the Drug Resistance Strategies III project (R01 DA05629), and the DRS Next Generation project (R01 DA14825).
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - This study tested for gender differences in the impact of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and actual substance use among youth of Mexican heritage in a large metropolitan area in the Southwest United States. The authors analyzed baseline survey data provided by 2,487 middle school students of Mexican heritage who were part of a larger, multiethnic randomized efficacy trial of a drug abuse prevention program. Using multi-group structural equation modeling, the authors found that linguistic acculturation was positively and directly related to adherence to pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and recent alcohol use, controlling for age, poor grades, and socioeconomic status. In addition, linguistic acculturation had an indirect effect on substance use intentions and recent alcohol use through pro-drug norms. The direct effect of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms was stronger for girls than for boys, as was its indirect effect on substance use intentions.
AB - This study tested for gender differences in the impact of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and actual substance use among youth of Mexican heritage in a large metropolitan area in the Southwest United States. The authors analyzed baseline survey data provided by 2,487 middle school students of Mexican heritage who were part of a larger, multiethnic randomized efficacy trial of a drug abuse prevention program. Using multi-group structural equation modeling, the authors found that linguistic acculturation was positively and directly related to adherence to pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and recent alcohol use, controlling for age, poor grades, and socioeconomic status. In addition, linguistic acculturation had an indirect effect on substance use intentions and recent alcohol use through pro-drug norms. The direct effect of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms was stronger for girls than for boys, as was its indirect effect on substance use intentions.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Gender differences
KW - Mexican American youth
KW - Substance use
KW - Substance use norms
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U2 - 10.1080/15332640903539252
DO - 10.1080/15332640903539252
M3 - Article
C2 - 20390972
AN - SCOPUS:77951229350
SN - 1533-2640
VL - 9
SP - 40
EP - 63
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
IS - 1
ER -