TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of acculturation with drinking games among Hispanic college students
AU - Schwartz, Seth J.
AU - Zamboanga, Byron L.
AU - Tomaso, Cara C.
AU - Kondo, Karli K.
AU - Unger, Jennifer B.
AU - Weisskirch, Robert S.
AU - Ham, Lindsay S.
AU - Meca, Alan
AU - Cano, Miguel Ángel
AU - Whitbourne, Susan Krauss
AU - Brittian, Aerika S.
AU - Des Rosiers, Sabrina E.
AU - Hurley, Eric A.
AU - Vazsonyi, Alexander T.
AU - Ravert, Russell D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.
PY - 2014/8/27
Y1 - 2014/8/27
N2 - Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate which components of acculturation relate to drinking games participation among Hispanic college students. We also sought to examine whether the relationships between acculturation and drinking games would differ from the associations between acculturation and other alcohol-related outcomes. Method: A sample of 1,397 Hispanic students aged 18-25 (75% women; 77% US-born) from 30 US colleges and universities completed a confidential online survey. Results: Associations among acculturative processes, drinking games participation, general alcohol consumption, and negative drinking consequences differed across gender. Most significant findings emerged in the domain of cultural practices. For women, US cultural practices were associated with greater general alcohol consumption, drinking games frequency, and amount of alcohol consumed while gaming, whereas for men, US cultural practices were associated with general alcohol consumption and negative drinking consequences. Conclusions: Hispanic and US cultural practices, values, and identifications were differentially associated with drinking games participation, and these associations differed by gender. It is therefore essential for college student alcohol research to examine US culture acquisition and Hispanic culture retention separately and within the domains of cultural practices, values, and identifications.
AB - Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate which components of acculturation relate to drinking games participation among Hispanic college students. We also sought to examine whether the relationships between acculturation and drinking games would differ from the associations between acculturation and other alcohol-related outcomes. Method: A sample of 1,397 Hispanic students aged 18-25 (75% women; 77% US-born) from 30 US colleges and universities completed a confidential online survey. Results: Associations among acculturative processes, drinking games participation, general alcohol consumption, and negative drinking consequences differed across gender. Most significant findings emerged in the domain of cultural practices. For women, US cultural practices were associated with greater general alcohol consumption, drinking games frequency, and amount of alcohol consumed while gaming, whereas for men, US cultural practices were associated with general alcohol consumption and negative drinking consequences. Conclusions: Hispanic and US cultural practices, values, and identifications were differentially associated with drinking games participation, and these associations differed by gender. It is therefore essential for college student alcohol research to examine US culture acquisition and Hispanic culture retention separately and within the domains of cultural practices, values, and identifications.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Alcohol
KW - College students
KW - Drinking games
KW - Hispanics
KW - Problem drinking
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U2 - 10.3109/00952990.2014.910521
DO - 10.3109/00952990.2014.910521
M3 - Article
C2 - 25192203
AN - SCOPUS:84907051500
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 40
SP - 359
EP - 366
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 5
ER -
