Perrotte Jessica K, Meca Alan, Piña-Watson Brandy, Ham Lindsay S, Grigsby Timothy J, Cano Miguel Á, Martin Jessica L, Kim Su Yeong
Texas State University, Department of Psychology.
University of Texas at San Antonio, Department of Psychology.
J Lat Psychol. 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1037/lat0000300.
Traditional feminine gender roles (TFGRs) may be important sociocultural predictors of drinking among U.S. Latinas; however, examining the explanatory role of drinking motives will improve current understanding of the connection between TFGRs and alcohol use. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the indirect pathways between four subscales of TFGRs, four subscales of drinking motives, and alcohol outcomes among Latina young adults. A large sample (N = 1,984) of Latina students from 12 U.S. universities completed an online survey. We used an indirect effects approach, in which four subscales of TFGRs predicted five subscales of drinking motives, which predicted alcohol use and negative consequences. Some TFGR subscales (i.e., family pillar and subordinate/self-silencing) predicted greater alcohol use and negative consequences through externally oriented and internally oriented motives. The TFGR subscale virtuous and chaste predicted less alcohol use and negative consequences through both externally and internally oriented motives. This study highlights the importance of modeling sociocultural factors as upstream of cognitive motivational processes to better explain alcohol use among U.S. Latina young adults.
传统女性性别角色（TFGRs）可能是美国拉丁裔饮酒行为的重要社会文化预测因素；然而，研究饮酒动机的解释作用将有助于增进当前对TFGRs与酒精使用之间联系的理解。因此，本研究的目的是探讨拉丁裔青年成年人中TFGRs的四个子量表、饮酒动机的四个子量表与酒精使用结果之间的间接路径。来自美国12所大学的大量拉丁裔学生样本（N = 1,984）完成了一项在线调查。我们采用间接效应方法，其中TFGRs的四个子量表预测饮酒动机的五个子量表，而饮酒动机的五个子量表又预测酒精使用和负面后果。一些TFGR子量表（即家庭支柱和从属/自我沉默）通过外向型和内向型动机预测更高的酒精使用和负面后果。TFGR子量表贞洁和纯洁通过外向型和内向型动机预测较少的酒精使用和负面后果。本研究强调了将社会文化因素建模为认知动机过程上游的重要性，以便更好地解释美国拉丁裔青年成年人的酒精使用情况。
