Tran Lin, Meca Alan, Perrotte Jessica K
Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Department of Psychology, The University of Texas - San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2025;60(11):1737-1741. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2508739. Epub 2025 May 30.
Alcohol use is prevalent within Hispanic/Latinx U.S. emerging adults. Bicultural identity integration (BII) and familism, two salient sociocultural factors in Hispanic/Latinx communities, have complex associations with alcohol use that vary based on the contributions of cultural identities and family obligations. This study assesses the indirect pathway linking BII to alcohol use through familism among Hispanic/Latinx U.S. college students.
Data were collected from 290 Hispanic/Latinx undergraduate students at a public university in central Texas. Participants completed an online survey assessing demographics, sociocultural factors, mental well-being, and health behaviors. An indirect effects analysis was conducted to examine the relationships between two BII dimensions, BII harmony and BII blendedness, with familism, and alcohol use.
BII harmony did not have a direct effect on alcohol use but was positively associated with familism. Familism had a significant positive association with alcohol use. The indirect effect of BII on alcohol use through familism was significant.
These findings suggest that, while higher BII is associated with higher familism, the latter may contribute to increased alcohol use due to the stressors associated with familial obligations. This study underscores the complexity of cultural integration and its impact on health behaviors in Hispanic/Latinx emerging adults, highlighting the need for interventions that address both cultural and familial dynamics.
在美国，西班牙裔/拉丁裔青年成年人中饮酒现象普遍。双文化身份整合（BII）和家庭主义是西班牙裔/拉丁裔社区中两个显著的社会文化因素，它们与饮酒之间存在复杂的关联，这种关联因文化身份和家庭义务的不同而有所差异。本研究评估了在美国的西班牙裔/拉丁裔大学生中，双文化身份整合通过家庭主义与饮酒之间的间接联系。
从德克萨斯州中部一所公立大学的290名西班牙裔/拉丁裔本科生中收集数据。参与者完成了一项在线调查，评估人口统计学、社会文化因素、心理健康和健康行为。进行了间接效应分析，以检验双文化身份整合的两个维度，即双文化身份整合和谐度和双文化身份整合融合度，与家庭主义和饮酒之间的关系。
双文化身份整合和谐度对饮酒没有直接影响，但与家庭主义呈正相关。家庭主义与饮酒呈显著正相关。双文化身份整合通过家庭主义对饮酒的间接效应显著。
这些研究结果表明，虽然较高的双文化身份整合与较高的家庭主义相关，但由于与家庭义务相关的压力源，后者可能导致饮酒增加。本研究强调了文化整合的复杂性及其对西班牙裔/拉丁裔青年成年人健康行为的影响，突出了需要采取干预措施来解决文化和家庭动态问题。
