Cultural Differences in Attitudes and Expectancies Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Smokers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6065055
AutoresGerardo Marin (0000-0003-2021-3436, University of San Francisco), Barbara Vanoss Marin, Eliseo J Pérez-Stable (0000-0002-1577-2738), Fabio Sabogal, Regina Otero-Sabogal (University of California, San Francisco), Regina Otero‐Sabogal (University of California, San Francisco)
Año1990
Volumen12
Número4
Páginas422-436
Fecha de publicación1990-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/07399863900124006
OpenAlexW1980870738
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas14

Cultural differences between 263 Hispanic and 150 non-Hispanic White smokers were studied. Differences were found in the antecedents of smoking (e.g., lower significance of smoking as relaxation for Hispanics), consequences of smoking (eg., Hispanics' concern for harming the health of their children), consequences of quitting (e.g., the Hispanic expectancy of providing a better example to their children by quitting), and in the generalized attitudes toward smoking. Gender differences were found in only one attitude measure, indicating that these attitudes and expectancies are moderated only to a minimal extent by gender differences in socialization. Where acculturation differences existed in the responses of Hispanics, the highly acculturated Hispanic respondents tended to provide responses that were more similar to those of the non-Hispanic Whites

Acculturation · Ethnic group · Expectancy theory · Socialization · Demography · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology