Pathways to Drinking Among Hispanic/Latino Adolescents

Perceived Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Peer Affiliations

Bibliographic Data

ID8097982
AuthorsSilvia L Acosta (Florida International University, Miami, Florida), Michelle M Hospital (0000-0002-9941-9607, Florida International University, Miami, Florida), Juliette Graziano, Juliette N Graziano (Florida International University, Miami, Florida), Staci Leon Morris (0000-0003-3271-6188), Staci Morris (Florida International University, Miami, Florida), Eric F Wagner (0000-0001-9222-085X, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume14
Issue3
Pages270-286
Publication date2015-06-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-2640 • E-ISSN: 1533-2659
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15332640.2014.993787
PMID26115004
OpenAlexW2226012531
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited56

We examined whether discrimination experienced by Hispanic/Latino adolescents is associated (a) directly with adolescent alcohol use or (b) indirectly with adolescent alcohol use via mediation by ethnic identity and/or peer associations. Data were drawn from an NIAAA-funded randomized controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of a Guided-Self Change intervention for Hispanic/Latino youth with alcohol and interpersonal violence problems (R01 AA12180; see Wagner et al., 2014). The current sample included 371 Hispanic/Latino teenagers (mean age = 16.3 years [SD = 1.37]; 38% female). Using structural equation modeling (SEM), results revealed that perceived discrimination was indirectly related to alcohol consumption through positive (non-drinking) peer affiliations. Additionally, ethnic identity was found to moderate the relationship between discrimination and positive peer affiliation. These findings further our understanding about how discrimination and ethnic identity interact, as well as provide directions for how the effectiveness of prevention models may be enhanced for reducing underage drinking among Hispanic/Latino adolescents

Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Injury prevention · Interpersonal communication · Intervention (counseling · Mediation · Peer group · Poison control · Psychiatry · Structural equation modeling · Suicide prevention · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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