The Influence of Linguistic Acculturation and Gender on the Initiation of Substance Use among Mexican Heritage Preadolescents in the Borderlands

Autor/inn/en	Marsiglia, Flavio F.; Yabiku, Scott T.; Kulis, Stephen; Nieri, Tanya; Parsai, Monica; Becerra, David
Titel	The Influence of Linguistic Acculturation and Gender on the Initiation of Substance Use among Mexican Heritage Preadolescents in the Borderlands
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Adolescence, 31 (2011) 2, S.271-299 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0272-4316
DOI	10.1177/0272431610363157
Schlagwörter	Sociolinguistics; Acculturation; Preadolescents; Mexican Americans; Inhalants; At Risk Persons; Language Usage; Substance Abuse; Public Schools; Drinking; Marijuana; Smoking; Gender Differences; Family Influence; Peer Influence; Mass Media Effects; Grade 5; Socioeconomic Status; Prevention; Program Effectiveness; Hypothesis Testing; Arizona + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziolinguistik; Akkulturation; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Hispanoamerikaner; Risikogruppe; Sprachgebrauch; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Trinken; Rauchen; Geschlechterkonflikt; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest
Abstract	This article examined the impact of linguistic acculturation and gender on the substance use initiation of a sample of 1,473 Mexican heritage preadolescents attending 30 public schools in Phoenix, Arizona. It was hypothesized that linguistic acculturation operates differently as a risk or protective factor for young children than for older youth. The study used discrete-time event history methods to model the rate at which nonusing children initiate substance use. Alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, and inhalants were studied separately while inhalant use was examined more closely. Results suggested that while linguistic acculturation is a risk factor for Mexican heritage preadolescents, this association depended on gender, the linguistic acculturation context (family, friends, or media), and the type of substance. For inhalants, higher linguistic acculturation with friends was inversely associated with drug initiation both for boys and girls. Implications for preventive science and future intervention research are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10