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dc.contributor.authorValdez, Luis A
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, David O
dc.contributor.authorRuiz, John
dc.contributor.authorOren, Eyal
dc.contributor.authorCarvajal, Scott
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-26T19:29:29Z
dc.date.available2019-08-26T19:29:29Z
dc.date.issued2019-08
dc.identifier.citationValdez, L. A., Garcia, D. O., Ruiz, J., Oren, E., & Carvajal, S. (2019). Understanding Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Misuse in Mexican-Origin Hispanic Men. Health Education & Behavior, 46(4), 648–655. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198119826212en_US
dc.identifier.issn1090-1981
dc.identifier.pmid30755045
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1090198119826212
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/633975
dc.description.abstractEvidence suggests that Hispanic and non-Hispanic White men (NHW) have comparable prevalence rates of alcohol use. However, Hispanic men consistently have higher prevalence rates of alcohol misuse compared with NHW men. Consequently, Hispanic men experience disproportionate levels of adverse health consequences of alcohol misuse when compared with NHW men. The aim of this study was to explore Hispanic male perspectives and opinions regarding alcohol use patterns that may lead to disparate rates of alcohol misuse in Hispanic males. Demographic data were collected with questionnaires. Twenty semistructured one-on-one interviews were completed in English and Spanish with Mexican-origin Hispanic men (age: 44.6 +/- 11.3 years). A thematic analysis was conducted using a hybrid deductive-inductive strategy with an a priori codebook supplemented with iterative analysis of transcripts. Results suggest that alcohol misuse patterns in Hispanic males are influenced by an interaction between alcohol-related social norms and learned expressions of masculinity; a lack of knowledge of the alcohol-related health risks that further perpetuate the normalization of alcohol misuse; and expressions of masculinity and adaptive coping that lead to alcohol misuse as an escape from life stressors. Given the rapid expansion of the Hispanic population in the United States, and the disparate consequences of alcohol misuse in this population, it is imperative to consider the complex and often compounded impact of sociocultural norms and the social context on misuse-related behaviors. Viable prevention and treatment strategies should be addressed thought multicomponent, community-level strategies that more comprehensively address the complexities of alcohol misuse in this population.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSAGE PUBLICATIONS INCen_US
dc.rights© 2019 Society for Public Health Education.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectHispanicen_US
dc.subjectalcohol misuseen_US
dc.subjectcultural competenceen_US
dc.subjectinterviewsen_US
dc.subjectmasculinityen_US
dc.subjectmen’s healthen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding Social and Cultural Contexts of Alcohol Misuse in Mexican-Origin Hispanic Menen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1552-6127
dc.contributor.departmentUniv Arizonaen_US
dc.identifier.journalHEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIORen_US
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal accepted manuscripten_US
dc.source.journaltitleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education
refterms.dateFOA2019-08-26T19:29:29Z


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