title: Risk and protective factors related to native Hawaiian adolescent alcohol use.
abstract: The present study examined protective and risk factors in the prediction of alcohol use for Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian (i.e. Caucasian, Japanese, Filipino, 'other') adolescents. Comparable rates of approximately 25% were found for both the Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian samples regarding sometimes drinking too much alcohol. However, Hawaiians reported a statistically significantly higher rate (3.7%) of taking 'a drink in the morning to steady my nerves or to get rid of a hangover' than non-Hawaiians (1.3%). The reason for this is unknown but might indicate a higher rate of dependent alcohol use. The overall results supported the traditional model of protective and risk factors predicting alcohol use (R(2) > 15.0%), with relatively few differences found between the two ethnic groups. Further research is needed in assessing possibly unique cultural variables such as Hawaiian acculturation.
authors.affiliation: Native Hawaiian Mental Health Research Development Program (NHMHRDP), Department of Psychiatry, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Makini
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Hishinuma
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nahulu
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Else
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors