Perrotte Jessica K, Romero Daniela N, Ceballos Natalie A, Howard Krista J, Graham Reiko
Department of Psychology, Texas State University.
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2024 Oct 7. doi: 10.1037/cdp0000712.
Linguistic acculturation is a predictor of alcohol use among Hispanic college students, but existing linguistic acculturation measures do not capture language use in the social digital context (e.g., social media). Guided by and past empirical findings, this study operationalized two dimensions of social digital linguistic acculturation (SDLA) and examined the interactive effects of SDLA with immigration generation-a demographic proxy for acculturation-in relation to alcohol use intentions and behaviors.
Online questionnaires were completed by 246 Hispanic college students in central Texas between the ages of 18 and 29 ( = 21.0, = 2.4; 82.1% female) who reported current alcohol use. Measures included two dimensions of SDLA (SDLA-English and SDLA-Spanish) with items developed for this study and supported by exploratory factor analysis, immigration generation as a demographic proxy for acculturation, and three alcohol outcomes (intentions to use alcohol, alcohol consumption, and binge drinking). We specified three regression models in which immigration generation moderated the pathways between SDLA-English and SDLA-Spanish and each alcohol outcome.
Contrary to hypotheses, lower rather than higher SDLA-English was related to greater intentions to use alcohol, greater alcohol consumption, and more frequent binge drinking when immigration generation was higher rather than lower. More aligned with expectations, lower SDLA-Spanish was related to more frequent binge drinking when immigration generation was higher.
The link between SDLA and alcohol engagement is nuanced. This study's findings may be partially explained by acculturative stress in the context of social digital engagement, warranting further exploration. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).
语言文化适应是西班牙裔大学生饮酒行为的一个预测因素，但现有的语言文化适应测量方法未能涵盖社交数字环境（如社交媒体）中的语言使用情况。在相关理论和以往实证研究结果的指导下，本研究对社交数字语言文化适应（SDLA）的两个维度进行了操作化定义，并考察了SDLA与移民代际（文化适应的一个人口统计学指标）在饮酒意图和行为方面的交互作用。
德克萨斯州中部246名年龄在18至29岁之间（平均年龄=21.0，标准差=2.4；82.1%为女性）且报告目前有饮酒行为的西班牙裔大学生完成了在线问卷调查。测量指标包括为本研究开发并经探索性因素分析支持的SDLA的两个维度（SDLA-英语和SDLA-西班牙语）、作为文化适应人口统计学指标的移民代际，以及三种饮酒结果（饮酒意图、酒精消费和暴饮）。我们设定了三个回归模型，其中移民代际调节了SDLA-英语和SDLA-西班牙语与每种饮酒结果之间的路径。
与假设相反，当移民代际较高而非较低时，较低而非较高的SDLA-英语与更高的饮酒意图、更多的酒精消费和更频繁的暴饮有关。更符合预期的是，当移民代际较高时，较低的SDLA-西班牙语与更频繁的暴饮有关。
SDLA与饮酒行为之间的联系很微妙。本研究的结果可能部分归因于社交数字参与背景下的文化适应压力，值得进一步探索。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2024美国心理学会，保留所有权利）
