Alcohol and other drug use patterns among Mexican-American, Mexican, and Caucasian adolescents: New directions for assessment and research
Examined substance abuse rates among subgroups of Mexican-American students by comparing alcohol and drug use rates of Mexican-American adolescents born in the United States to those of Mexican-American students born in Mexico and to Caucasian students attending the same schools. A total of 3,404 ni...
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Published in | Journal of clinical child psychology Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 39 - 46 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc
01.03.1994
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Summary: | Examined substance abuse rates among subgroups of Mexican-American students by comparing alcohol and drug use rates of Mexican-American adolescents born in the United States to those of Mexican-American students born in Mexico and to Caucasian students attending the same schools. A total of 3,404 ninth- and 11th-grade students were surveyed using the California Substance Use Sunrey (Skager, Austin, & Firth, 1991; Skager, Firth, & Maddahian, 1989). It was found that Mexican females abstain the most from drug and alcohol use. Mexican males also reported lower drug and alcohol use than their Mexican-American and Caucasian counterparts, who had similar rates of alcohol we. In terms of prevention and intervention, Caucasian ninth graders reported the highest percentages receiving a substance abuse prevention program for at least part of a semester. Mexican-American students, however, were more likely to report not having received any prevention programming in school. Implications for assessment and prevention are discussed. |
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ISSN: | 0047-228X 1532-7639 |
DOI: | 10.1207/s15374424jccp2301_6 |