Risk and protective factors for binge drinking among Hispanic subgroups in Florida.
This study examines differences in risk and protective factors for binge drinking among six ethnic/national subgroups of Hispanic adolescents in Florida. We note differences in the frequency of binge drinking by gender and ethnic subgroup as well as differences in the salience of items drawn from the five domains of risk and protective factors among these subgroups. Rather than treating all Hispanics as a unitary culture, tailoring of prevention programs to address risk and protective factors that differentially affect national/ethnic subgroups may be a valuable strategy when adolescents live in communities that are relatively homogenous in terms of nationality/ethnicity.
Miami Children's Hospital, 3100 South West 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155, USA. lorena.siqueira@mch.com
Lorena M
LM
Siqueira
Lee A
LA
Crandall
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D055815:Young Adult