title: Binge drinking among Latino youth: role of acculturation-related variables.
abstract: This research examined the relationship between acculturation-related variables and binge drinking behavior among nationally representative samples of Mexican American, Cuban American, and Puerto Rican youth. It explored the relationship between length of residence in the United States, type of language spoken in the home (Spanish vs. English) and binge drinking in each of these subgroups. Results suggest that Latino youths with no prior history of alcohol consumption remain largely unaffected by these acculturation-related variables. Youth with a previous history of alcohol consumption experience greater likelihood of binge drinking as a function of the acculturation-related variables, but the relationships are complex.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work and Department of Population and Family Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA. rg650@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guilamo-Ramos
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaccard
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turrisi
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires