1. A Quantitative Analysis of Latino Acculturation and Alcohol Use: Myth Versus Reality
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Miriam J. Alvarez, Corin Ramos, Michael A. Zárate, Gabriel Frietze, and Craig A. Field
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Alcohol Drinking ,Stressor ,030508 substance abuse ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Poison control ,Human factors and ergonomics ,Toxicology ,Acculturation ,Correlation ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Latin America ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sample size determination ,Meta-analysis ,Injury prevention ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,0305 other medical science ,Psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Research on health among Latinos often focuses on acculturation processes and the associated stressors that influence drinking behavior. Given the common use of acculturation measures and the state of the knowledge on alcohol-related health among Latino populations, the current analyses tested the efficacy of acculturation measures to predict various indicators of alcohol consumption. Specifically, this quantitative review assessed the predictive utility of acculturation on alcohol consumption behaviors (frequency, volume, and quantity). Two main analyses were conducted-a p-curve analysis and a meta-analysis of the observed associations between acculturation and drinking behavior. Results demonstrated that current measures of acculturation are a statistically significant predictor of alcohol use (Z = -20.75, p
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- 2017
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