Cohesion and conflict: family influences on adolescent alcohol use in immigrant Latino families
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This study examines how cohesion and parent–child conflict relate to alcohol use among Mexican-heritage adolescents. The sample consists of 120 adolescents (14 to 18 years) participants from the Southwest sub-sample of the Latino Acculturation and Health Project. Lifetime and recent alcohol use and binge drinking were tested. Results from the logistic regressions identified high and low levels of family cohesion as a risk factor for alcohol use compared to medium levels of cohesion, and parent–child conflict predicted lifetime use and binge drinking. Low and high family cohesion levels appear to be especially problematic among Mexican adolescents who are trying to navigate two different cultural worlds. Although high family cohesion is often a characteristic of Mexican families, Mexican-heritage adolescents may view high family cohesion as a hindrance to their own independence. Unresolved conflict seems to be connected to children's problem behaviors and alcohol misuse could be utilized by adolescents as a mechanism to reduce emotional distress caused by family tensions.
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Both parent and youth family conflict differences between lower and higher risk families are strongly significant (p < 0.0001), and in the direction one would anticipate based on other work.
“Both of these differences are strongly significant (p < 0.0001), and in the direction one would anticipate based on a good deal of other work (e.g., Loukas et al., 2003; Keller et al., 2008; Marsiglia et al., 2009).”
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“0001), and in the direction one would anticipate based on a good deal of other work (e.g., Loukas et al., 2003; Keller et al., 2008; Marsiglia et al., 2009).”
BackgroundLong-term effects of a universal family intervention: Mediation through parent-adolescent conflict
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- Authors
- Marsiglia, F. F., Kulis, S., Parsai, M., Villar, P., & Garcia, C.
- Affiliations
- Arizona State University (US)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Marsiglia, Flavio F.
- Venue
- Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-11-25
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 400-412
- ISSN
- 1533-2640 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-2659
- PMC
- PMC2802346
- OpenAlex
- W2037455620
- Cited by
- 79
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1K01CE000496, K01 CE000496)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P20MD002316)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- family cohesion, parent-child conflict, adolescent alcohol use, binge drinking, Latino families, acculturation, family influence on substance use, adolescent autonomy, emotional distress
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Logistic Models, Mexican Americans, Family Conflict
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