The influence of acculturation on substance use behaviors among latina sexual minority women: The mediating role of discrimination

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1888-1898

  Matthews, Alicia ^a   Li, Chien Ching ^b   Aranda, Frances ^c   Torres, Lourdes ^d   Vargas, Maria ^c   Conrad, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD BROWN HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Discrimination; Latina; Sexual minority women; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; RACISM; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RACISM; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911164251     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.913632     Document Type: Article

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