Gender differences in the effect of linguistic acculturation on substance use among mexican-origin youth in the southwest united states

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-63

  Marsiglia, Flavio F ^a   Kulis, Stephen ^a   Hussaini, Syed Khaleel ^b   Nieri, Tanya A ^c   Becerra, David ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Gender differences; Mexican American youth; Substance use; Substance use norms

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; JUVENILE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIALIZATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL VALUES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 77951229350     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640903539252     Document Type: Article

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