Acculturation and Alcohol among U.S. Latinas

美国拉丁裔的文化适应和酒精

• 批准号: 7014955
• 负责人: SARAH E. ZEMORE
• 金额: $ 22.11万
• 依托单位: PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-12-05 至 2007-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7014955
• 关键词: African American; Hispanic Americans; alcoholic beverage consumption; alcoholism /alcohol abuse; caucasian American; clinical research; culture; epidemiology; female; health behavior; health disparity; health surveys; human data; male; mathematical model; prejudice; psychosocial separation; racial /ethnic difference; religion; social perception; social support network; socioeconomics; sociometry; women' s health; African American; Hispanic Americans; alcoholic beverage consumption; alcoholism /alcohol abuse; caucasian American; clinical research; culture; epidemiology; female; health behavior; health disparity; health surveys; human data; male; mathematical model; prejudice; psychosocial separation; racial /ethnic difference; religion; social perception; social support network; socioeconomics; sociometry; women' s health

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The application proposes a secondary analysis focusing on Latina respondents to the 2004-5 US National Alcohol Survey conducted by the Alcohol Research Group. The proposed study addresses a prominent national goal and an interest shared by NIH and the Institute of Medicine in explaining and reducing health disparities. The study also reflects a recognition that Latinas in the U.S. (seldom emphasized in alcohol research) can be at risk for problematic alcohol use: In recent trends, rates of frequent heavy drinking among Latina drinkers appear to have matched and eclipsed those among White female drinkers; further, some evidence suggests that Latinas can experience greater drinking-related consequences than White females. Prior research has indicated a role for acculturation in alcohol use among this population. Hence, the current study aims to help illuminate mechanisms of action underlying acculturation's effects on drinking outcomes among Latinas, focusing on perceived discrimination (and specifically, racial stigma consciousness) as a candidate. The project's focus on racial stigma, little-studied in reference to drinking, makes it exploratory. The application also examines a role for socioeconomic resources in Latina drinking; potential protective effects for religiosity and social support; and predictors of help seeking among this population. Analyses will include scale analyses, traditional regressions, and structural equation modeling. By accomplishing these aims, the research will contribute to existing knowledge surrounding the effects of discrimination on health outcomes among minorities. Data will also help identify populations at risk for alcohol problems, and illuminate avenues for interventions aiming to prevent or address alcohol problems among Latinas by, for example, capitalizing on the effects of social support and spiritual involvement.

描述（由申请人提供）：申请提出了一项次要分析，重点是酒精研究小组进行的2004 - 5美国国家酒精调查的拉丁裔受访者。拟议的研究旨在解决NIH和医学研究所在解释和降低健康差异方面的重要国家目标和兴趣。该研究还反映了一种认识，即美国（在酒精研究中很少强调的拉丁裔）可能有问题的饮酒风险：在最近的趋势中，拉丁裔饮酒者的频繁大量饮酒率似乎与白人女性饮酒者中的那些饮酒和黯然失色。此外，一些证据表明，与白人女性相比，拉丁裔可以经历与饮酒有关的后果。先前的研究表明，该人群中的饮酒中有作用。因此，当前的研究旨在帮助阐明文化适应对拉丁裔饮酒结果的影响的作用机制，重点是感知的歧视（尤其是种族污名意识）作为候选人。该项目对种族污名的关注，在饮酒方面很少研究，这使它成为探索性。该应用程序还研究了社会经济资源在拉丁裔饮酒中的作用； 对宗教和社会支持的潜在保护作用；以及在这个人群中寻求帮助的预测因素。分析将包括规模分析，传统回归和结构方程建模。通过实现这些目标，该研究将有助于围绕歧视对少数群体健康结果的影响的现有知识。数据还将有助于确定遇到酒精问题的人群，并通过例如利用社会支持和精神参与的影响来阐明旨在预防或解决拉丁裔饮酒问题的干预措施的途径。