@article{ref1,
title="Commentary on Caetano, Mills, and Vaeth (2012): The Role of Context on Alcohol Consumption Among Mexican Americans",
journal="Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research",
year="2012",
author="Maldonado-Molina, Mildred M. and Delcher, Chris",
volume="36",
number="4",
pages="566-567",
abstract="BACKGROUND: In this commentary, we discuss a study by Caetano and colleagues (2012) that examines alcohol consumption and binge drinking behavior among U.S.-Mexico border and non-border Mexican Americans using data from the Hispanic Americans Baseline Alcohol Survey. METHODS: We discuss how Caetano and colleagues (2012) addressed 3 gaps in our understanding of drinking behaviors among Hispanics: (1) effects of living near the U.S.-Mexico border, (2) gender differences in drinking behaviors, and (3) alcohol-related outcomes among young women. RESULTS: Findings suggest that Mexican American men and women living along the U.S.-Mexico border reported higher levels of drinking than their U.S. metropolitan counterparts (Caetano et al., 2012). CONCLUSIONS: This study represents an important contribution to the dearth of studies investigating disparities in alcohol-related consequences among Hispanic young adults living along the U.S.-Mexico border. Future research needs to examine why contextual factors of the U.S.-Mexico border generate differential effects in the Mexican American population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-6008",
doi="10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01779.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01779.x"
}