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Understanding Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Misuse in Mexican-Origin Hispanic Men
Health education & behavior, v 46(4), pp 648-655
01 Aug 2019
PMID: 30755045
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Abstract
Evidence suggests that Hispanic and non-Hispanic White men (NHW) have comparable prevalence rates of alcohol use. However, Hispanic men consistently have higher prevalence rates of alcohol misuse compared with NHW men. Consequently, Hispanic men experience disproportionate levels of adverse health consequences of alcohol misuse when compared with NHW men. The aim of this study was to explore Hispanic male perspectives and opinions regarding alcohol use patterns that may lead to disparate rates of alcohol misuse in Hispanic males. Demographic data were collected with questionnaires. Twenty semistructured one-on-one interviews were completed in English and Spanish with Mexican-origin Hispanic men (age: 44.6 +/- 11.3 years). A thematic analysis was conducted using a hybrid deductive-inductive strategy with an a priori codebook supplemented with iterative analysis of transcripts. Results suggest that alcohol misuse patterns in Hispanic males are influenced by an interaction between alcohol-related social norms and learned expressions of masculinity; a lack of knowledge of the alcohol-related health risks that further perpetuate the normalization of alcohol misuse; and expressions of masculinity and adaptive coping that lead to alcohol misuse as an escape from life stressors. Given the rapid expansion of the Hispanic population in the United States, and the disparate consequences of alcohol misuse in this population, it is imperative to consider the complex and often compounded impact of sociocultural norms and the social context on misuse-related behaviors. Viable prevention and treatment strategies should be addressed thought multicomponent, community-level strategies that more comprehensively address the complexities of alcohol misuse in this population.
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- Title
- Understanding Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Misuse in Mexican-Origin Hispanic Men
- Creators
- Luis A. Valdez - University of ArizonaDavid O. Garcia - University of ArizonaJohn Ruiz - University of ArizonaEyal Oren - San Diego State UniversityScott Carvajal - University of Arizona
- Publication Details
- Health education & behavior, v 46(4), pp 648-655
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 8
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000475354000012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85061580604
- Other Identifier
- 991021895713404721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health