title: Blood is thicker than booze: Examining the role of familism and gender in alcohol use and related consequences among Hispanic college students.
abstract: The present study evaluated cultural, ethnic, and gender differences in drinking and alcohol-related problems among Hispanic students. Familism protects against negative outcomes in Hispanic populations, thus we expected familism to buffer against alcohol problems. Participants (N = 623; 53% female) completed a battery of measures. Results suggested that familism was protective against drinking. Furthermore, alcohol use mediated the association between familism and alcohol-related problems. In sum, understanding that culture plays an important role in people's behaviors and identifying protective factors is critical to inform culturally sensitive prevention and intervention efforts.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas.
authors.forename: Angelo M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DiBello
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas.
authors.forename: Rubi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas.
authors.forename: Chelsie M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Young
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas.
authors.forename: Lindsey M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: a Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas.
authors.forename: Clayton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Neighbors
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000067292:Alcohol Drinking in College / Q000208:ethnology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065840:Protective Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Alcohol abuse; Hispanics; alcohol use; culture; drinking