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Ethnicity and ethnic identity as predictors of drug norms and drug use among preadolescents in the US Southwest
(Ethnicité et identité ethnique comme facteurs prédictifs de l'usage de drogue et de l'aptitude à refuser de consommer chez des préadolescents dans le sud-ouest des Etats-Unis)
Auteur(s) :
MARSIGLIA, F. F. ;
KULIS, S. ;
HECHT, M. L. ;
SILLS S.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
1061-1094
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
67
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
FACTEUR PREDICTIF
;
ETHNIE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PREADOLESCENT
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2004, 39, (7), 1061-1094
Note de contenu :
tabl. ; ann.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
This article reports the results of research exploring how ethnicity and ethnic identity may protect adolescents against drug use and help them form antidrug use norms. This study was conducted in 1998 and is based on a sample of 4364 mostly Mexican American seventh graders residing in a large southwestern city of diverse acculturation statuses. It aims at testing existing findings by conducting the research within the unique geographic and ethnic context of the Southwest region of the United States. This research examines how strength of ethnic identity plays a distinctive role in drug use behavior among the various ethnic groups represented in the sample: Mexican Americans, other Latinos, American Indians, African Americans, non-Hispanic Whites, and those of mixed ethnic backgrounds. Positive ethnic identity (i.e., strong ethnic affiliation, attachment, and pride) was associated with less substance use and stronger antidrug norms in the sample overall. Unexpectedly, the apparently protective effects of positive ethnic identity were generally stronger for non-Hispanic White respondents (a numerical minority group in this sample) than for members of ethnic minority groups. Implications for prevention programs tailored for Mexican/Mexican American students are discussed. (Review' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Consortium, School of Social Work-Arizona State University, P.O. Box 873 711, Tempe, AZ 85287-3711. E-mail : marsigliaasu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.