Examining Drinking Consequences and Reasons for Drinking in a Bilingual College Sample
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6063767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Arturo Orona (The University of Texas at El Paso), Arthur W Blume (0000-0002-8225-9336, University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Osvaldo F Morera (0000-0002-9660-177X, The University of Texas at El Paso), Solanja Pérez (0000-0002-7347-3429, The University of Texas at El Paso) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-115 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0739986306294873 |
| OpenAlex | W1977867803 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 21 |
College drinking behavior is a national public health concern. However, little research has been conducted to test the psychometric validity and reliability of alcohol use measures among Spanish-speaking Hispanic college students. Adopting a translation-back-translation approach, the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI) was translated into Spanish and the Razones del Consumo de Alcohol (RCA), a newly created measure of one’s reasons for drinking, was developed in Spanish. Both measures were administered to 155 Spanish-speaking students at a university in the Southwestern United States. All translated measures demonstrated adequate internal consistency reliability. Support for the construct validity of the translated RAPI measure was demonstrated as gender and RCA scores were predictive of RAPI scores in their expected directions [ R2 = .438, F(2, 138) = 53.36, p = .000]. Acculturation was not significantly associated with RAPI scores nor did acculturation interact with RCA scores to enhance the predictability of RAPI scores. Finally, an exploratory factor analysis was performed on the RCA revealing a one-factor solution as the most adequate description of the RCA data. Knowledge of reasons for drinking as assessed by the RCA seems useful in predicting drinking-related consequences among Hispanic college students
Acculturation · Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Exploratory factor analysis · Poison control · Predictive validity · Psychometrics · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
The relationship of microaggressions with alcohol use and anxiety among ethnic minority college students in a historically White institution
Alcohol and Native Language
Pregaming among Latina/o emerging adults
Gender, Ethnic, Age, and Relationship Differences in Non-Traditional College Student Alcohol Consumption
Towards the assessment of adolescent problem drinking.
Cross-cultural normative assessment
College students and problematic drinking
Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
Problems Related to Alcohol Use
Acculturation, familism, and alcohol use among Latino adolescent males
Brief Intervention for Heavy-Drinking College Students
Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II
| Citations per year | 0.27 |
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| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |