Depression, Acculturation, and Motivations for Alcohol Use among Young Colombian, Dominican, and Puerto Rican Men

Increasing numbers of young Hispanic men are being treated for alcohol abuse and its consequences. To provide culturally competent services, there must be an understanding of subcultural differences in the antecedents of alcohol abuse and drinking problems. The present study examined the impact of depression, acculturation, and motivations as antecedents for drinking and drinking-related problems among 288 Colombian, Dominican, and Puerto Rican men. Path analyses suggest that for all three groups, depression is associated with drinking for psychological motivational reasons. Psychological motivations, in turn, have a direct impact on heavy drinking and drinking problems. The model for Puerto Ricans suggests psychological motivations are the only direct predictor of drinking problems. For Dominicans, depression appears to be an important direct contributor to drinking problems, whereas for Colombians, acculturation seems to directly contribute to drinking problems. Implications for practice and research are discussed

Acculturation · Alcohol abuse · Environmental health · Geography · Heavy drinking · Immigration · Injury prevention · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Psychiatry · Puerto rican · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology

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