An exploratory analysis of drinking motives and alcohol-related problems among Hispanic college students.

IF 1.1 4区医学 Q4 SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Pub Date : 2024-09-12 DOI:10.1080/15332640.2024.2398627

Sarah J Chavez,Nicole A Hall,Andrew Weinstein,Angelo M DiBello,Clayton Neighbors,Kate B Carey

{"title":"An exploratory analysis of drinking motives and alcohol-related problems among Hispanic college students.","authors":"Sarah J Chavez,Nicole A Hall,Andrew Weinstein,Angelo M DiBello,Clayton Neighbors,Kate B Carey","doi":"10.1080/15332640.2024.2398627","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The increase in college enrollment for Hispanic college students warrants increased attention to their health and wellness. Given that a common threat to health and well-being in college students is alcohol use and that Hispanic college students are at elevated risk for alcohol-related problems, it is essential to investigate factors that might lead to heightened alcohol-related problems among this population. The present study is a secondary data analysis of an NIAAA-funded study investigating brief interventions for alcohol use among 583 heavy-drinking college students. Specifically, we examined the relationship between Hispanic student status and alcohol-related problems measured one month later. Additionally, we examined the indirect effects of Hispanic status on alcohol-related problems through drinking motives. Analyses revealed a significant association between Hispanic status and alcohol-related problems at baseline but no association between Hispanic status and problems at 1-month, controlling for baseline problems. An indirect effect of the prospective association between Hispanic student status and alcohol-related problems was evident for only one of the four drinking motives (coping). Our findings suggest that reducing coping motives for drinking among Hispanic college students may reduce alcohol-related problems.","PeriodicalId":15812,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","volume":"34 1","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2024.2398627","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SUBSTANCE ABUSE","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Abstract

The increase in college enrollment for Hispanic college students warrants increased attention to their health and wellness. Given that a common threat to health and well-being in college students is alcohol use and that Hispanic college students are at elevated risk for alcohol-related problems, it is essential to investigate factors that might lead to heightened alcohol-related problems among this population. The present study is a secondary data analysis of an NIAAA-funded study investigating brief interventions for alcohol use among 583 heavy-drinking college students. Specifically, we examined the relationship between Hispanic student status and alcohol-related problems measured one month later. Additionally, we examined the indirect effects of Hispanic status on alcohol-related problems through drinking motives. Analyses revealed a significant association between Hispanic status and alcohol-related problems at baseline but no association between Hispanic status and problems at 1-month, controlling for baseline problems. An indirect effect of the prospective association between Hispanic student status and alcohol-related problems was evident for only one of the four drinking motives (coping). Our findings suggest that reducing coping motives for drinking among Hispanic college students may reduce alcohol-related problems.

查看原文本刊更多论文

对西班牙裔大学生饮酒动机和酒精相关问题的探索性分析。

随着西语裔大学生入学人数的增加，他们的健康和幸福问题也应得到更多的关注。鉴于酗酒是大学生健康和幸福的常见威胁，而西班牙裔大学生酗酒相关问题的风险较高，因此调查可能导致该人群酗酒相关问题加剧的因素至关重要。本研究是对一项由美国国立卫生研究院（NIAAA）资助的研究进行的二次数据分析，该研究调查了 583 名酗酒大学生的饮酒简短干预情况。具体来说，我们研究了西班牙裔学生身份与一个月后测量的酒精相关问题之间的关系。此外，我们还研究了西班牙裔身份通过饮酒动机对酒精相关问题的间接影响。分析表明，在控制基线问题的情况下，拉美裔学生身份与基线时的酒精相关问题之间存在显著关联，但拉美裔学生身份与一个月后的问题之间没有关联。在四种饮酒动机中，只有一种动机（应付）对西班牙裔学生身份与酒精相关问题之间的前瞻性关联产生了明显的间接影响。我们的研究结果表明，在西班牙裔大学生中减少应付性饮酒动机可能会减少与酒精相关的问题。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse SUBSTANCE ABUSE-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

7.70%

发文量

期刊介绍： The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse presents rigorous new studies and research on ethnicity and cultural variation in alcohol, tobacco, licit and illicit forms of substance use and abuse. The research is drawn from many disciplines and interdisciplinary areas in the social and behavioral sciences, public health, and helping professions. The Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse is an international forum for identification of emergent and culturally diverse substance use and abuse trends, and the implementation of culturally competent strategies in harm reduction, individual, group, and family treatment of substance abuse. The Journal systematically investigates the beliefs, attitudes, and values of substance abusers, searching for the answers to the origins of drug use and abuse for different ethnic groups. The Journal publishes research papers, review papers, policy commentaries, and conference proceedings. The Journal welcomes submissions from across the globe, and strives to ensure efficient review and publication outcomes.