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Racial/ethnic differences in the influence of cultural values, alcohol resistance self-efficacy, and alcohol expectancies on risk for alcohol initiation.

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Shih, Regina A., Miles, Jeremy N. V., Tucker, Joan S., Zhou, Annie J., D'Amico, Elizabeth J.·2012·Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Prior research has reported racial/ethnic differences in the early initiation of alcohol use, suggesting that cultural values that are central to specific racial/ethnic groups may be influencing these differences. This 1-year longitudinal study examines associations between two types of cultural values, parental respect (honor for one's parents) and familism (connectedness with family), both measured at baseline, and subsequent alcohol initiation in a sample of 6,054 (approximately 49% male, 57% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 18% non-Hispanic White, and 4% non-Hispanic Black) middle school students in Southern California. We tested whether the associations of cultural values with alcohol initiation could be explained by baseline measures of alcohol resistance self-efficacy (RSE) and alcohol expectancies. We also explored whether these pathways differed by race/ethnicity. In the full sample, adolescents with higher parental respect were less likely to initiate alcohol use, an association that was partially explained by higher RSE and fewer positive alcohol expectancies. Familism was not significantly related to alcohol initiation. Comparing racial/ethnic groups, higher parental respect was protective against alcohol initiation for Whites and Asians, but not Blacks or Hispanics. There were no racial/ethnic differences in the association between familism and alcohol initiation. Results suggest that cultural values are important factors in the decision to use alcohol and these values appear to operate in part, by influencing alcohol positive expectancies and RSE. Interventions that focus on maintaining strong cultural values and building strong bonds between adolescents and their families may help reduce the risk of alcohol initiation.

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  • Cultural values contribute to adolescent decisions of whether and when to use substances.

    “Cultural values contribute to adolescent decisions of whether and when to use substances (Shih et al., 2012).”

    From Assessment of culture and environment in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Rationale, description of measures, and early data (2018) · cites this paper as Shih et al., 2012

    The Discussion reports that higher parental respect was associated with lower odds of alcohol initiation among younger adolescents. This supports a role for cultural values in whether and when adolescents begin drinking, but the study does not establish the claim for substances beyond alcohol. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • A longitudinal study from middle school students indicates that family connectedness and parent respect were protective against substance use initiation for Whites and Asians but not for Blacks or Hispanics.

    “A longitudinal study from middle school students also indicates that family effects—in this case family connectedness and parent respect–were protective against substance use initiation for Whites and Asians but not for Blacks or Hispanics (Shih et al., 2012).”

    From Assessment of culture and environment in the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development Study: Rationale, description of measures, and early data (2018) · cites this paper as Shih et al., 2012

    The Results section, “Cultural Values and Alcohol Initiation by Race/Ethnicity,” reports a protective effect of parental respect for White and Asian students, but not a statistically significant effect for Black or Hispanic students. It does not report the same pattern for family connectedness (familism): its effect did not differ significantly by race/ethnicity. The study measured alcohol initiation, not substance use initiation generally. (LLM, conf=0.91)

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Authors
Shih, R. A., Miles, J. N. V., Tucker, J. S., Zhou, A. J., & D'Amico, E. J.
Affiliations
RAND Corporation (US)
Venue
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Published
2012-09
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
460-470
ISSN
  • 0893-164X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1501
OpenAlex
W2046043541
Cited by
50
References
58
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychology of Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA016577)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
alcohol initiation, racial and ethnic differences, cultural values, parental respect, familism, alcohol expectancies, adolescent alcohol use, Latino youth, Asian adolescents, family ties, junior high school students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Alcohol Drinking, Asian, Black or African American, California, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cultural Characteristics, Culture, Female, Health Surveys, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Motivation, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Prospective Studies, Social Values, Statistics as Topic, Age of Onset, Self Efficacy, Black People, White People

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