Dillon Frank R, Rosario Cristalís Capielo, Ertl Melissa M, Shultz Danny, Bhatti Karan, Jagga Justine, Porcaro Alexandra, Rosenberg Beth, Westbrook Jaelen, Tineo Yajaira Cabrera, Cano Miguel Ángel, Girón Karla, De La Rosa Mario
Arizona State University.
University of Minnesota.
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2025 Apr 16. doi: 10.15288/jsad.24-00408.
We investigated how rates of change in acculturation processes correlated with changes in alcohol use frequency and quantity among young adult Latina women after they immigrated to the United States (U.S.).
Using univariate and parallel process latent growth modeling, we examined three year trajectories of alcohol frequency and quantity and two types of acculturation processes among 530 foreign-born, young adult Latina women (aged 18-23) during their initial years in the U.S. The acculturation processes were (the retention or adoption of Latinx cultural beliefs, values, and behaviors) and (the adoption of mainstream U.S. culture beliefs, values, and behaviors).
We observed significant increases in assimilation and enculturation and significant declines in alcohol use frequency and quantity over the three year time period. A significant longitudinal bivariate association was found between slope estimates of assimilation and alcohol use quantity over time when accounting for months in the U.S and immigration status. Women who exhibited higher increases in assimilation levels also exhibited less of a decline in alcohol use quantity than peers over the three year period. In addition, women who resided longer in the U.S. at first assessment than peers indicated greater declines in alcohol use over the three year period.
Findings support a social norms model that posits increased alcohol use among young adult Latina women is due to assimilation into the more permissive U.S. drinking culture after immigration. Prevention interventions are encouraged to address this relationship during young Latina women's initial years in the U.S.
我们调查了年轻成年拉丁裔女性移民到美国后，文化适应过程的变化率与酒精使用频率和数量变化之间的相关性。
我们使用单变量和平行过程潜在增长模型，研究了530名出生在国外的年轻成年拉丁裔女性（年龄在18 - 23岁之间）在美国最初几年的酒精使用频率和数量的三年轨迹，以及两种文化适应过程。文化适应过程分别是（保留或采用拉丁裔文化信仰、价值观和行为）和（采用美国主流文化信仰、价值观和行为）。
在三年时间里，我们观察到同化和文化传承显著增加，酒精使用频率和数量显著下降。在考虑在美国的居住月数和移民身份后，发现同化的斜率估计值与酒精使用量随时间的变化之间存在显著的纵向双变量关联。在三年期间，同化水平上升较高的女性与同龄人相比，酒精使用量下降的幅度也较小。此外，在首次评估时比同龄人在美国居住时间更长的女性，在三年期间酒精使用量下降幅度更大。
研究结果支持一种社会规范模型，该模型认为年轻成年拉丁裔女性酒精使用增加是由于移民后融入了更为宽容的美国饮酒文化。鼓励预防干预措施在年轻拉丁裔女性在美国的最初几年解决这种关系。
