NCJ Number
162319
Journal
Substance Use & Misuse Volume: 31 Issue: 4 Dated: (March 1996) Pages: 409-421
Date Published
1996
Length
13 pages
Annotation
This article documents the behavioral expectations of a random sample of 1,418 Hispanics and 501 non-Hispanics for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Abstract
Hispanics reported more often than whites that the effects of driving under the influence of alcohol would be driving carelessly, being angry at other drivers, feeling too tired to drive, and losing their self-respect. There were gender differences among Hispanics but not among whites. Hispanic abstainers reported the likelihood of the various outcomes more frequently than drinkers, although drinking status produced no statistically significant differences among non-Hispanic whites. Findings of this study agree with earlier findings that have shown ethnic group specific alcohol-related expectancies. These ethnic group-specific expectancies must be considered when developing culturally appropriate prevention interventions. Further research is needed into the identification of possible differences among the major Hispanic subgroups. Tables, references, abstracts in Spanish and French