Iwamoto Derek, Liu William Ming, McCoy Thomasin E
Center for Addiction, Personality and Emotion Research, University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, Maryland 21742, USA.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2011;10(4):295-315. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2011.623494.
This study explored the relationship among Asian values, depressive symptoms, perceived peer substance use, coping strategies, and substance use among 167 Asian American college women. More than 66% of the women in our sample scored higher than the clinical cutoff score on the Center of Epidemiological Depression Scale. Three path analyses examining illicit drugs, alcohol use, and binge drinking indicated that perceived peer use was the most robust predictor of substance use. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with illicit drug use and alcohol consumption but were not related to binge drinking. Asian values and coping strategies were not predictive of substance use. Additional analysis revealed that avoidant coping was a strong predictor of depressive symptoms.
本研究探讨了167名亚裔美国女大学生的亚洲价值观、抑郁症状、感知到的同伴物质使用情况、应对策略与物质使用之间的关系。我们样本中超过66%的女性在流行病学抑郁量表上的得分高于临床临界值。三项针对非法药物、酒精使用和暴饮的路径分析表明,感知到的同伴使用是物质使用最有力的预测因素。抑郁症状与非法药物使用和酒精消费呈正相关,但与暴饮无关。亚洲价值观和应对策略并不能预测物质使用情况。进一步分析发现,回避应对是抑郁症状的一个强有力的预测因素。