Gender roles and substance use among mexican american adolescents: A relationship moderated by acculturation?

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 214-229

  Kulis, Stephen ^a   Marsiglia, Flavio Francisco ^a   Nagoshi, Julie L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Gender; Gender roles; Mexican American adolescents; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARIZONA; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84855480211     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.630438     Document Type: Article

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