Love Ashley S, Yin Zenong, Codina Edward, Zapata Jesse T
College of Education and Human Development, Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Texas San Antonio 78249, USA.
Psychol Rep. 2006 Jun;98(3):735-44. doi: 10.2466/pr0.98.3.735-744.
The study examined the relationship between ethnic identity and risky health behaviors in 1,892 Mexican-American students (M age= 14.6, SD= 1.35; 50.3% male) in South Texas. The Ethnic Identity Scale assessed ethnic identity and questions from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey measured risky health behaviors (mixed use of alcohol and drugs, heavy drinking, driving under the influence, regular marijuana use, regular cigarette smoking, lack of regular exercise, not eating breakfast regularly, and carrying a gun or knife to school). Logistic regression tested the relationships between ethnic identity and report of risky health behaviors controlling for potential confounders (sex, free school lunch status, grade, and self-reported school grade). Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and confidence intervals were calculated. Results indicated that being associated with Mexican-American cultural identity was significantly associated with a decreased mixed use of alcohol and drugs (AOR= .97), heavy drinking (AOR= .98), and regular marijuana use (AOR= .97). A stronger ethnic identity was protective against engaging in risky health behaviors among these Mexican-American adolescents.
该研究调查了南德克萨斯州1892名墨西哥裔美国学生（平均年龄 = 14.6，标准差 = 1.35；50.3%为男性）的族群认同与危险健康行为之间的关系。族群认同量表评估了族群认同，青少年危险行为调查中的问题则测量了危险健康行为（酒精和药物混合使用、酗酒、酒后驾车、经常吸食大麻、经常吸烟、缺乏定期锻炼、不定期吃早餐以及携带枪支或刀具上学）。逻辑回归分析检验了族群认同与危险健康行为报告之间的关系，并对潜在混杂因素（性别、免费学校午餐状况、年级和自我报告的学业成绩）进行了控制。计算了调整后的优势比（AOR）和置信区间。结果表明，与墨西哥裔美国文化认同相关与酒精和药物混合使用减少（AOR = 0.97）、酗酒（AOR = 0.98）以及经常吸食大麻减少（AOR = 0.97）显著相关。更强的族群认同对这些墨西哥裔美国青少年从事危险健康行为具有保护作用。
