TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Substance use among Asian American adolescents: Influence of race, ethnicity, and acculturation in the context of key risk and protective factors
JO  - Asian American journal of psychology
A1  - Thai, Nghi D.
A1  - Connell, Christian M.
A1  - Tebes, Jacob Kraemer
SP  - 261
EP  - 274
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
N2  - This study examines the relative influence of race/ethnicity, acculturation, peer substance use, and academic achievement on adolescent substance use among different Asian American ethnic groups and U.S. racial/ethnic groups. Data from the Wave 1 in-home sample of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health was used to examine lifetime use of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana in a full adolescent sample of all racial/ethnic groups (N=20,745) and a subsample of Asian American adolescents (N=1,248). Path analysis examined the hypothesized relationships of peer substance use and acculturation as risk factors and academic achievement as a protective factor for racial/ethnic groups. The results indicated that when Asian American adolescents were compared to other major U.S. racial/ethnic groups, peer use and acculturation were both significant mediators of smoking, drinking, and marijuana use, and academic achievement mediated each type of use at a trend level. For Asian American ethnic groups, peer use is a risk factor and, to a lesser extent, academic achievement a protective factor for substance use. Also, although acculturation is a predictor of substance use, when peer use and academic achievement are taken into account, acculturation -- like ethnicity -- no longer predicts use. Mediation analyses indicated that: peer substance use mediates smoking, drinking, and marijuana use; academic achievement does not; and acculturation mediates substance use for some substances and some Asian American ethnic groups. The results are discussed for their implications for understanding how culturally-specific approaches can inform preventive interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1948-1985
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021703
ID  - ref1
ER  -