dc.contributor.advisor | Cepeda-Benito, Antonio | |
dc.creator | Flato, Claudia Graciela | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-22T22:23:35Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-02-22T23:44:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-02-22T22:23:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-02-22T23:44:28Z | |
dc.date.created | 2009-12 | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-02-22 | |
dc.date.submitted | December 2009 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-12-7276 | |
dc.description.abstract | The current study was designed to examine the influence of cultural orientation on alcohol involvement among Mexican-American adolescents. Also, this study assessed whether cultural orientation predicted positive and negative alcohol expectancies for the effects of drinking one to two drinks or bingeing; and whether alcohol-use expectancies mediated the effects of acculturation on drinking practices. The participants were 300 Mexican-American high school students (M = 16.5, SD = 1.15; 178 female and 122 male) from a city along the Texas/Mexico border who were mostly self-identified as 2nd generation Mexican-Americans. The students completed the questionnaires regarding alcohol involvement, acculturation, and alcohol expectancies. Significant findings in the current study indicated a higher orientation to Mexican culture predicted higher levels of alcohol involvement for boys; whereas, a higher orientation to U.S. culture predicted higher alcohol involvement for girls. Also, identification with Mexican culture for girls predicted negative alcohol expectancies for low and high quantities of alcohol use. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Acculturation | en |
dc.subject | Alcohol | en |
dc.subject | Expectancies | en |
dc.subject | Adolescents | en |
dc.subject | Mexican-American | en |
dc.title | Acculturation, Alcohol Expectancies, and Alcohol Use Among Mexican-American Adolescents | en |
dc.type | Book | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Morey, Leslie C. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Doss, Brian D. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Gonzalez, Jorge E. | |
dc.type.genre | Electronic Dissertation | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |