Traditional Gender Roles and the Stress-Alcohol Relationship among Latina/o College Students

Background: Latina/o college students have been shown to engage in more high risk drinking behavior than students from other ethnic minority groups, and are more likely to experience certain negative alcohol related consequences as a result of drinking. Previous research links stress to drinking amo...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2018-08, Vol.53 (10), p.1700-1705
Main Authors: Perrotte, Jessica K., Baumann, Michael R., Knight, Cory F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - ethnology
Binge Drinking - ethnology
Binge Drinking - psychology
college
Female
Gender Identity
gender role
Hispanic
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Humans
Latino/Latina
machismo
Male
marianismo
Regression Analysis
Self Report
Sex Distribution
Social Behavior
Southwestern United States
stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Background: Latina/o college students have been shown to engage in more high risk drinking behavior than students from other ethnic minority groups, and are more likely to experience certain negative alcohol related consequences as a result of drinking. Previous research links stress to drinking among college students and indicates drinking occurs within a gendered context. Although this suggests an effect of gender role socialization, studies exploring these relationships among Latina/os are lacking. Objectives: To explore potential relationships of stress, gender role prescriptions of the heritage culture, and drinking among Latina/o college students. Specifically, to explore potential interactions between stress and multiple dimensions of machismo and marianismo as related to alcohol use. Method: Latina/o undergraduates (N = 248) completed a questionnaire. Self-reported stress, quantity of alcohol consumption, and frequency of binge drinking were recorded for all participants. Gender role prescriptions were assessed via endorsement of two dimensions of machismo (men) or two dimensions of marianismo (women). Results: Stress was positively related to general quantity for women. Each dimension of machismo was distinctly related to binge drinking for men. Significant interactions emerged between both machismo and marianismo and stress as related to both alcohol use outcomes. For women, the moderating pattern between marianismo and stress varied according to type of alcohol use. Conclusions/Importance: Gender role beliefs influence the relationship between stress and alcohol use among Latina/o college students. Future research should account for the intersection of gender and culture when considering the stress-alcohol relationship.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1080/10826084.2018.1429472