Iwamoto Derek Kenji, Grivel Margaux, Cheng Alice, Clinton Lauren, Kaya Aylin
University of Maryland-College Park, 2147A Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, USA.
University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2016 Apr;18(2):360-8. doi: 10.1007/s10903-015-0159-3.
Increasing rates of heavy episodic drinking (HED; four or more drinks in one sitting) and alcohol use disorders among young adult Asian American women signify the need to identify the risk and protective factors for HED and alcohol-related problems in this demographic. Multidimensional feminine norms, or the beliefs and expectations of what it means to be a woman, are theoretically relevant factors that may help elucidate within-group variability in HED and alcohol-related problems. The present study examined associations between nine salient feminine norms, HED, and alcohol-related problems among 398 second-generation Asian American college women. Our findings reveal that certain feminine norms are protective of HED and alcohol-related problems, while others are risk factors, even when controlling for well-established correlates of HED and alcohol-related problems, such as perceived peer drinking norms. The results elucidate the importance of multidimensional feminine norms and their relationship to HED and alcohol-related problems among the increasingly at-risk group, Asian American college women.
年轻成年亚裔美国女性中，重度暴饮（一次性饮用四杯或更多酒）和酒精使用障碍的发生率不断上升，这表明有必要确定该人群中重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题的风险因素和保护因素。多维女性规范，即对于身为女性意味着什么的信念和期望，在理论上是相关因素，可能有助于阐明重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题的群体内部差异。本研究调查了398名第二代亚裔美国女大学生中九种显著的女性规范、重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题之间的关联。我们的研究结果显示，某些女性规范对重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题具有保护作用，而其他一些则是风险因素，即便在控制了重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题的既定相关因素（如感知到的同伴饮酒规范）之后亦是如此。研究结果阐明了多维女性规范的重要性及其与日益处于风险中的群体——亚裔美国女大学生——的重度暴饮及与酒精相关问题之间的关系。
