Journal of Religion and Health
Volume 54, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1986-2004

The Impact of Religious Coping on the Acculturative Stress and Alcohol Use of Recent Latino Immigrants (Article)

Sanchez M.* , Dillon F.R. , Concha M. , De La Rosa M.
  • a Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, PCA 360C, Miami, FL 33199, United States
  • b Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, PCA 360C, Miami, FL 33199, United States
  • c Covian Consulting Inc., Orlando, FL, United States
  • d Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, PCA 360C, Miami, FL 33199, United States

Abstract

Religion plays a prominent role in Latino culture and could be influential during difficult life transitions, such as those experienced during the immigration process. This study examines relations between religious coping, acculturative stress, and alcohol use in a sample of 415 recent Latino immigrants. Higher levels of acculturative stress were associated more positive and negative religious coping. Positive religious coping was related to lower alcohol use. Negative religious coping moderated the relationship between acculturative stress and alcohol use. Participants who used more negative religious coping had higher rates of alcohol use when experiencing high levels acculturative stress. Implications for culturally tailored prevention/interventions are discussed. © 2014, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Author Keywords

Religious coping Alcohol use Acculturation Immigration Latinos

Index Keywords

Alcohol Drinking drinking behavior human epidemiology statistics and numerical data Stress, Psychological mental stress coping behavior Adaptation, Psychological religion Hispanic Americans Cross-Sectional Studies United States Young Adult cross-sectional study migrant psychology Hispanic Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants Acculturation female Religion and Psychology cultural factor adult migration Emigration and Immigration
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84942502439&doi=10.1007%2fs10943-014-9883-6&partnerID=40&md5=23b9ed20bb87cae0fcc60e28402462ea
DOI: 10.1007/s10943-014-9883-6
ISSN: 00224197
Cited by: 20
Original Language: English