Marsiglia Flavio F, Kulis Stephen, Hussaini Syed Khaleel, Nieri Tanya A, Becerra David
Southwest InterdisciplinaryResearch Center, Arizona State University, School of Social Work, 411 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004-0693, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2010;9(1):40-63. doi: 10.1080/15332640903539252.
This study tested for gender differences in the impact of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and actual substance use among youth of Mexican heritage in a large metropolitan area in the Southwest United States. The authors analyzed baseline survey data provided by 2,487 middle school students of Mexican heritage who were part of a larger, multiethnic randomized efficacy trial of a drug abuse prevention program. Using multi-group structural equation modeling, the authors found that linguistic acculturation was positively and directly related to adherence to pro-drug norms, substance use intentions, and recent alcohol use, controlling for age, poor grades, and socioeconomic status. In addition, linguistic acculturation had an indirect effect on substance use intentions and recent alcohol use through pro-drug norms. The direct effect of linguistic acculturation on pro-drug norms was stronger for girls than for boys, as was its indirect effect on substance use intentions.
本研究在美国西南部一个大都市地区，对墨西哥裔青少年中语言文化适应对亲毒品规范、物质使用意图和实际物质使用的影响进行了性别差异测试。作者分析了2487名墨西哥裔中学生提供的基线调查数据，这些学生是一个更大的、多民族的药物滥用预防计划随机疗效试验的一部分。通过多组结构方程模型，作者发现，在控制年龄、成绩差和社会经济地位的情况下，语言文化适应与遵守亲毒品规范、物质使用意图和近期饮酒呈正相关且直接相关。此外，语言文化适应通过亲毒品规范对物质使用意图和近期饮酒产生间接影响。语言文化适应对亲毒品规范的直接影响对女孩比对男孩更强，其对物质使用意图的间接影响也是如此。
