Preimmigration Family Cohesion and Drug/Alcohol Abuse among Recent Latino Immigrants

Autor/inn/en	Dillon, Frank R.; De La Rosa, Mario; Sanchez, Mariana; Schwartz, Seth J.
Titel	Preimmigration Family Cohesion and Drug/Alcohol Abuse among Recent Latino Immigrants
Quelle	In: Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 20 (2012) 3, S.256-266 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-4807
DOI	10.1177/1066480712448860
Schlagwörter	Marital Status; Drug Use; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; Young Adults; Adolescents; Immigration; Immigrants; Latin Americans; Family Counseling + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienstand; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Trinken; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Family counselling; Familienberatung
Abstract	Given the growing population of Latino immigrants in the United States, it is critical for counselors to understand pre- and postimmigration social contextual factors affecting the mental health of this heterogeneous ethnic population. The objective of our cross-sectional, retrospective study was to investigate the potential protective influence of preimmigration family cohesion on drug/alcohol abuse just prior to migration among 527 Latino young adults (age 18-34 years). Multivariate Poisson regression indicated that preimmigration family cohesion was inversely related with harmful/hazardous alcohol consumption, the frequency/quantity of alcohol use, and illicit drug use when controlling for the potentially confounding sociodemographic factors of gender, age, education, income, marital status, and immigration status (documented or undocumented). Associations between family cohesion and drug/alcohol use behaviors varied between Central American immigrants and Caribbean/South American regional groups. Preimmigration findings offer a fuller contextual understanding of the lives of Latino young adult immigrants and support the importance of family cohesion as a buffer against drug/alcohol abuse. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10