Substance use, gender, and generation status among Asian Indians in the United States

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15415214
AutoresGagan S Khera (0000-0001-8425-6967, Rivier University, autor correspondente), Nadine Nakamura (0000-0002-4470-9084, University of La Verne)
Ano2016
Volume17
Fascículo3
Páginas291-302
Data de publicação2016-07-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2016.1201715
PMID27436588
OpenAlexW2477703354
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas20

This study examined substance use (cigarette, alcohol, and illicit drug) among first- and second-generation Asian Indian women and men (n = 1,209; ages 18-34) living in the United States. Participants reported low rates of substance use compared to national averages. First-generation participants reported lower rates of substance use. Men were more likely to have used alcohol and tried cigarettes. Within the first generation, gender differences were only significant for alcohol, but within the second generation, gender differences were significant for all three substances. The findings support the resiliency of immigrants and highlight gender differences that occur among second-generation participants

Asian americans · Environmental health · Ethnic group · First generation · Geography · Immigration · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Substance use · Demography · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology