title: Multidimensional self-esteem and alcohol use among Mexican American and White non-Latino adolescents: concurrent and prospective effects.
abstract: Self-esteem was evaluated among Mexican American and White non-Latino adolescents. Three dimensions of self-esteem-(a) self-confidence, (b) competence, and (c) social acceptance-were assessed for concurrent and longitudinal relationships to alcohol use. Various concurrent relationships were found between dimensions of self-esteem and alcohol use. Only 1 prospective effect was found, among Mexican American female adolescents, indicating that prior poor self-confidence predicts higher levels of alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. rswaim@lamar.colostate.edu.
authors.forename: Randall C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Swaim
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wayman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*