title: Asian American Women and Alcohol-Related Problems: The Role of Multidimensional Feminine Norms.
abstract: Increasing rates of heavy episodic drinking (HED; four or more drinks in one sitting) and alcohol use disorders among young adult Asian American women signify the need to identify the risk and protective factors for HED and alcohol-related problems in this demographic. Multidimensional feminine norms, or the beliefs and expectations of what it means to be a woman, are theoretically relevant factors that may help elucidate within-group variability in HED and alcohol-related problems. The present study examined associations between nine salient feminine norms, HED, and alcohol-related problems among 398 second-generation Asian American college women. Our findings reveal that certain feminine norms are protective of HED and alcohol-related problems, while others are risk factors, even when controlling for well-established correlates of HED and alcohol-related problems, such as perceived peer drinking norms. The results elucidate the importance of multidimensional feminine norms and their relationship to HED and alcohol-related problems among the increasingly at-risk group, Asian American college women.
authors: University of Maryland-College Park, 2147A Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, USA. diwamoto@umd.edu.
authors: Derek Kenji
authors: DK
authors: Iwamoto
authors: University of Maryland-College Park, 2147A Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, USA.
authors: Margaux
authors: M
authors: Grivel
authors: University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA.
authors: Alice
authors: A
authors: Cheng
authors: University of Maryland-College Park, 2147A Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, USA.
authors: Lauren
authors: L
authors: Clinton
authors: University of Maryland-College Park, 2147A Biology-Psychology Building, College Park, MD, USA.
authors: Aylin
authors: A
authors: Kaya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College / Q000208:ethnology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D063425:Binge Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D015995:Prevalence; D012016:Reference Values; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol consumption; Alcohol related problems; Alcohol use; Asian American women; College women; Feminine norms; Heavy episodic drinking
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