Nakashima J, Wong M M
J Drug Educ. 2000;30(3):343-59. doi: 10.2190/XV42-MW3U-VGY9-7M0X.
There is scant research on alcohol and other drug use among Asians and Pacific Islanders living in the United States. In particular, there are no studies on alcohol consumption patterns among Korean American adolescents. This study provides new information on alcohol use for a population that has not been extensively studied. Descriptive analyses reveal that alcohol misuse does occur among Korean American adolescents. Results from logistic regression indicate that alcohol misuse among Korean American adolescents is influenced by the social variables found to affect use among other ethnic groups. For Whites, psychological variables (depression, self-esteem), perceived prejudice, and feeling safe where one lives explained variance beyond social influences. These findings support the contention that there are similarities in the social milieu of alcohol use among all adolescents in the United States. However, our data indicate that psychological forces provide additional influences on White alcohol misuse. Implications of our findings are discussed.
对于居住在美国的亚裔和太平洋岛民中的酒精及其他药物使用情况，相关研究极少。特别是，目前尚无关于韩裔美国青少年饮酒模式的研究。本研究为一个此前未被广泛研究的人群提供了有关酒精使用的新信息。描述性分析表明，韩裔美国青少年中确实存在酒精滥用现象。逻辑回归结果显示，韩裔美国青少年中的酒精滥用受到那些被发现会影响其他族裔群体酒精使用的社会变量的影响。对于白人青少年而言，心理变量（抑郁、自尊）、感知到的偏见以及在居住地的安全感，在社会影响之外还解释了差异。这些发现支持了这样一种观点，即在美国所有青少年的酒精使用社会环境中存在相似之处。然而，我们的数据表明，心理因素对白人的酒精滥用有额外影响。我们对研究结果的意义进行了讨论。
