Alcohol Use Among Asian American Adolescent Girls: The Impact of Immigrant Generation Status and Family Relationships

• NCJ Number: 238266
• Journal: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Dated: October-December 2011 Pages: 275-294
• Author(s): Lin Fang; Steven P. Schinke
• Date Published: December 2011
• Length: 20 pages
• Grant Number(s): DA 17721
• Sponsoring Agency: University of Toronto; Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined underage drinking among Asian American adolescent girls.

Abstract

Underage drinking among Asian American adolescent girls is not well understood. Based on family interaction theory, the study examined the interrelationships among acculturation variables, family relationships, girls' depressed mood, peer alcohol use, and girls' alcohol use in a sample of 130 Asian American mother-daughter dyads. The mediating role of family relationships, girls' depressed mood, and peer alcohol use on girls' drinking was also assessed. The study advances knowledge related to alcohol use among early Asian American adolescent girls, highlights the effect of immigrant generation status and family relationships, and has implications for culturally specific underage drinking prevention programs. (Published Abstract)