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Citation

Oh HY. Subst. Use Misuse 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10826084.2020.1818104

PMID

32912035

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This commentary describes the extent to which church-attending Korean Americans engage in heavy drinking and treatment seeking behaviors.

METHODS: Using a church-based participatory approach, I conducted a rapid ethnographic assessment, part of which included an online survey (N=137).

RESULTS: I found that 54.74% of the sample of reported hazardous drinking over the past 12 months, 33.48% reported driving under the influence at some point in life, and 0% sought any treatment. Participant observation and unstructured interviews revealed that at this particular church, drunkenness was considered sinful among key informants, but many church members still drank heavily, often with other church members.

CONCLUSION: We observed an interaction between religious and drinking cultures among second generation Korean American young and middle aged adults. Future research can explore the potential ways in which Korean Americans accommodate religious proscriptions and heavy drinking, and how awareness of discrepancies between behaviors and values may figure into preventive interventions.


Language: en

Keywords

race; ethnicity; Religion; Korean American

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