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P Priscilla Lui1, Savannah M Krantz1, Michael B Madson2
1Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, USA.
Substance Use & Misuse
|August 12, 2022
Summary
Hispanic and White college students differ in hazardous drinking and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Self-efficacy partially explained these differences, but only for White students, suggesting unique factors influence Hispanic students' alcohol consumption.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
Background:
- College students, including Hispanic individuals, face risks of hazardous drinking.
- Research indicates significant differences in alcohol use outcomes between Hispanic and White populations.
- Drinking refusal self-efficacy is a potential factor in reducing hazardous drinking, yet its role in Hispanic-White differences is understudied.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine Hispanic-White differences in hazardous drinking and drinking refusal self-efficacy.
- To determine if drinking refusal self-efficacy mediates group differences in hazardous drinking and alcohol-related problems.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 389 college students (Hispanic and White) at two predominantly White institutions.
- Participants completed validated measures of drinking refusal self-efficacy, hazardous drinking, and negative drinking consequences.
Main Results:
- Hispanic students reported lower levels of hazardous drinking, alcohol-related problems, and drinking refusal self-efficacy compared to White students.
- Drinking refusal self-efficacy partially accounted for the disparities in hazardous drinking and alcohol-related problems between Hispanic and White students.
- The association between drinking refusal self-efficacy and alcohol use outcomes was significant only for White students, not Hispanic students.
Conclusions:
- Drinking refusal self-efficacy may play a differential role in hazardous drinking for Hispanic and White college students.
- Future research should explore the interplay of self-efficacy, cultural factors, and situational contexts in understanding drinking behaviors among diverse student populations.
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