Substance Use and Misuse
Volume 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 922-931

The impact of acculturation and acculturative stress on alcohol use across Asian immigrant subgroups (Article)

Park S.-Y.* , Anastas J. , Shibusawa T. , Nguyen D.
  • a Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Science, Kyonggi University, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
  • b Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, United States
  • c Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, United States
  • d Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, United States

Abstract

Acculturation and acculturative stress are examined as predictors of alcohol use among Asian immigrants, using the 2004 National Latino and Asian Americans Survey (NLAAS). Separate regression analyses were conducted for Chinese (n = 600), Filipino (n = 508), and Vietnamese (n = 520) immigrants. Alcohol use varied for the three groups. English proficiency was associated with drinking for all groups. Family conflict was associated with drinking for Chinese immigrants. General acculturative stress and discrimination were associated with drinking for Vietnamese immigrants. Results underscore acculturation and acculturative stress as being contributors to alcohol consumption, and the importance of considering the heterogeneity of Asian immigrants in research on their alcohol use. The study's limitations are noted. Copyright © 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.

Author Keywords

Acculturative stress Asian Americans Acculturation

Index Keywords

Vietnam China regression analysis Alcohol Drinking drinking behavior human epidemiology Stress, Psychological mental stress Health Surveys ethnology family conflict United States Humans migrant psychology Asian Americans male Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation Viet Nam Asian American female cultural factor adult Philippines health survey
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84899744209&doi=10.3109%2f10826084.2013.855232&partnerID=40&md5=261174eafa25481eeac846567c733827
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.855232
ISSN: 10826084
Cited by: 17
Original Language: English