The Relationship Between Acculturation, Ecodevelopment, and Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents

Marcos J. Martinez; Shi Huang; Yannine Estrada; Madeline Y. Sutton; Guillermo Prado

doi:10.1177/0272431616636228

The Relationship Between Acculturation, Ecodevelopment, and Substance Use Among Hispanic Adolescents

Marcos J. Martinez, Shi Huang, Yannine Estrada, Madeline Y. Sutton, Guillermo Prado

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Using structural equation modeling, we examined the relationship of Hispanicism on recent substance use and whether Americanism moderated the effect in a sample of 1,141 Hispanic adolescents. The Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire (BIQ) was used to determine the degree of individual comfort in both Hispanic (Hispanicism) and American (Americanism) cultures. Hispanicism was associated with greater family functioning (β =.36, p <.05) and school bonding (β =.31, p <.01); Americanism moderated the effect of Hispanicism on substance use (β =.92, p <.01). Findings suggest that Hispanic culture was protective against substance use; however, those effects differed depending on level of Americanism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	948-974
Number of pages	27
Journal	Journal of Early Adolescence
Volume	37
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0272431616636228
State	Published - Aug 1 2017

Keywords

Hispanic/Latino/Latina
acculturation
culture
substance use/alcohol and drug use

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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