PMID- 34346286
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230503
LR  - 20230613
IS  - 1533-2659 (Electronic)
IS  - 1533-2640 (Print)
IS  - 1533-2640 (Linking)
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
DP  - 2023 Apr-Jun
TI  - Alcohol use severity among recent Latino immigrants: Associations of 
      acculturation, family history of alcohol use and alcohol outcome expectancies.
PG  - 372-386
LID - 10.1080/15332640.2021.1952126 [doi]
AB  - Having a family history of alcohol (FH+) use is a well-documented risk factor for 
      alcohol use and alcohol related problems. However, there are limited studies 
      examining the impact of FH + on current alcohol use among Latino immigrants. This 
      study aimed to determine the influence of having a FH + on current alcohol use 
      among Latino immigrants and the influence of alcohol outcome expectancies (AOEs) 
      and acculturation on this relationship. This is a longitudinal secondary data 
      analysis of data from the Recent Latino Immigrant Study (RLIS), the first 
      community-based cohort study to examine pre- to post-immigration alcohol use 
      trajectories of young adult Latino immigrants. Linear mixed models were performed 
      to assess the association between various pre- and post-immigration factors and 
      alcohol use among Latino immigrants. There were 518 young adult Latino immigrants 
      with 18.7% reporting a FH + with those with a FH + having higher mean AUDIT score 
      compared to those without (4.74 vs. 3.81; p = 0.028). Positive AOEs were 
      associated with increase AUDIT scores. FH + individuals with greater positive 
      AOEs experienced higher AUDIT scores compared to FH- individuals. Family cohesion 
      was protective against alcohol use while endorsement of Americansism was 
      associated with increased alcohol use. Theses results provide the framework for 
      more in-depth exploration regarding the influences of FH+, AOEs, and 
      acculturation have on the alcohol use among Latino immigrants. Future 
      longitudinal research studies should account for whether traditional cultural 
      values mediate or moderate the relationship between a FH+, AOE, and alcohol use 
      of Latino immigrants.
FAU - Westrick, Ashly C
AU  - Westrick AC
AD  - Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann 
      Arbor, Michigan, USA.
FAU - Sanchez, Mariana
AU  - Sanchez M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7794-4200
AD  - Florida International University, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and 
      Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Miami, Florida, USA.
FAU - Wang, Weize
AU  - Wang W
AD  - Florida International University, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and 
      Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Miami, Florida, USA.
FAU - Cano, Miguel Angel
AU  - Cano MA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9847-1358
AD  - Florida International University, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and 
      Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Miami, Florida, USA.
FAU - Rojas, Patria
AU  - Rojas P
AD  - Florida International University, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and 
      Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Miami, Florida, USA.
FAU - De La Rosa, Mario
AU  - De La Rosa M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6503-6029
AD  - Florida International University, Center for Research on US Latino HIV/AIDS and 
      Drug Abuse (CRUSADA), Miami, Florida, USA.
LA  - eng
GR  - R01 AA024127/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States
GR  - S21 MD010683/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
DEP - 20210804
PL  - England
TA  - J Ethn Subst Abuse
JT  - Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse
JID - 101083217
SB  - IM
MH  - Young Adult
MH  - Humans
MH  - Acculturation
MH  - Cohort Studies
MH  - Alcohol Drinking
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - *Emigrants and Immigrants
MH  - Hispanic or Latino
MH  - *Alcohol-Related Disorders
PMC - PMC8814046
MID - NIHMS1756420
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Latino
OT  - alcohol use expectancies
OT  - alcohol use severity
OT  - family history of alcohol use
OT  - immigrants
COIS- Disclosure statement No potential conflict of interest was reported by the 
      authors.
EDAT- 2021/08/05 06:00
MHDA- 2023/05/03 06:42
PMCR- 2023/02/04
CRDT- 2021/08/04 08:45
PHST- 2023/05/03 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2021/08/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/08/04 08:45 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/02/04 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1080/15332640.2021.1952126 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2023 Apr-Jun;22(2):372-386. doi: 
      10.1080/15332640.2021.1952126. Epub 2021 Aug 4.