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Williams JKY, Else 'IRN, Goebert DA, Nishimura ST, Hishinuma ES, Andrade NN. A confirmatory model for substance use among Japanese American and part-Japanese American adolescents. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2013; 12:82-105. [PMID: 23480213 DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2013.759790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Few studies have examined the effect of ethnicity and cultural identity on substance use among Asian and Pacific Islander adolescents. A cross-sequential study conducted in Hawai'i with 144 Japanese and part-Japanese American adolescents assessed a model integrating Japanese ethnicity, cultural identity, substance use, major life events, and social support. Japanese American adolescents scored higher on the Japanese Culture Scale and on the Peers' Social Support than the part-Japanese American adolescents. Significant associations for substance use and impairment included culturally intensified events and Japanese cultural identity-behavior subset. Models had good overall fits and suggested that conflict surrounding cultural identity may contribute to substance use.
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Graham K, Bernards S, Knibbe R, Kairouz S, Kuntche S, Wilsnack SC, Greenfield TK, Dietze P, Obot I, Gmel G. Alcohol-related negative consequences among drinkers around the world. Addiction 2011; 106:1391-405. [PMID: 21395893 PMCID: PMC3682406 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03425.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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AIMS This paper examines (i) gender and country differences in negative consequences related to drinking; (ii) relative rates of different consequences; and (iii) country-level predictors of consequences. DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Multi-level analyses used survey data from the Gender, Alcohol, and Culture: An International Study (GENACIS) collaboration. MEASUREMENTS Measures included 17 negative consequences grouped into (i) high endorsement acute, (ii) personal and (iii) social. Country-level measures included average frequency and quantity of drinking, percentage who were current drinkers, gross domestic product (GDP) and Human Development Index (HDI). FINDINGS Overall, the three groupings of consequences were reported by 44%, 12% and 7% of men and by 31%, 6% and 3% of women, respectively. More men than women endorsed all consequences, but gender differences were greatest for consequences associated with chronic drinking and social consequences related to male roles. The highest prevalence of consequences was in Uganda and lowest in Uruguay. Personal and social consequences were more likely in countries with higher usual quantity, fewer current drinkers and lower scores on GDP and HDI. However, significant interactions with individual-level quantity indicated a stronger relationship between consequences and usual quantity among drinkers in countries with lower quantity, more current drinkers and higher scores on GDP and HDI. CONCLUSIONS Both gender and country need to be taken into consideration when assessing adverse drinking consequences. Individual measures of alcohol consumption and country-level variables are associated with experiencing such consequences. Additionally, country-level variables affect the strength of the relationship between usual quantity consumed by individuals and adverse consequences.
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- Kathryn Graham
- Social and Epidemiological Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Research Associate, Social and Epidemiological Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Professor of Social Epidemiology of Alcohol and Drug Use, Department of Health Promotion, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec, Canada
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- Addiction Info Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland; Alcohol Treatment Centre, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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- Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne Australia; Centre for Population Health, Burnet Institute, Melbourne Australia
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- Department of Psychology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Alcohol Treatment Center, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland; Addiction Info Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland; Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Thridandam M, Fong W, Jang M, Louie L, Forst M. A tobacco and alcohol use profile of San Francisco's Chinese community. JOURNAL OF DRUG EDUCATION 1998; 28:377-393. [PMID: 10097486 DOI: 10.2190/1wdg-yuxa-rf75-7gyt] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Relatively little is known about Asian American tobacco and alcohol use patterns. This is particularly true of Chinese living in the United States--either U.S.-born or non-U.S.-born Chinese. This article presents data from a research project studying tobacco and alcohol use patterns in San Francisco's Chinese community. Data were secured both from focus groups and a self-report telephone survey of a random sample of 1,808 Chinese residents in San Francisco. This results indicate that the prevalence of both tobacco and alcohol use is lower for San Francisco's Chinese population than for the general population. Moreover, those persons who report smoking tend to be different from those who report consuming alcohol. The study concludes that specific, culturally relevant tobacco and alcohol prevention programs should be designed to better reach this target population.
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- M Thridandam
- Four Winds Research Corporation, San Francisco, USA
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