Marín G
Department of Psychology, University of San Francisco, CA 94117-1080, USA.
Addict Behav. 1996 Jul-Aug;21(4):491-507. doi: 10.1016/0306-4603(96)85558-4.
This study was designed to identify the expectancies held by Mexican Americans toward the drinking of alcoholic beverages as well as toward excessive drinking. Random samples of 534 Mexican American and 616 non-Hispanic White residents of San José, California and of San Antonio, Texas were interviewed over the telephone. Mexican Americans were found to have unique expectancies toward drinking of alcoholic beverages and toward excessive drinking that differed from those held by non-Hispanic Whites. In addition, Mexican Americans expected the various outcomes in greater proportion than non-Hispanic Whites and the Mexican American respondents classified as high in acculturation tended to respond in a manner similar to that of non-Hispanic White respondents. Multivariate analyses of variance with common (across ethnic groups) factor scales with ethnicity, gender, and drinking status as independent variables showed main effects for drinking status and for ethnicity. The group differences in expectancies identified here support the need for culturally appropriate interventions that target group-specific beliefs.
本研究旨在确定墨西哥裔美国人对饮用酒精饮料以及过度饮酒的期望。通过电话采访了加利福尼亚州圣何塞市和得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市的534名墨西哥裔美国居民和616名非西班牙裔白人居民的随机样本。研究发现，墨西哥裔美国人对饮用酒精饮料和过度饮酒有着与非西班牙裔白人不同的独特期望。此外，墨西哥裔美国人比非西班牙裔白人预期各种结果的比例更高，并且被归类为文化适应程度高的墨西哥裔美国受访者的反应方式往往与非西班牙裔白人受访者相似。以种族、性别和饮酒状况为自变量的共同（跨种族群体）因子量表进行的多变量方差分析显示，饮酒状况和种族有主效应。此处确定的期望方面的群体差异支持了针对特定群体信念进行文化适当干预的必要性。
