Hispanic Adolescents Research Paper
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 21:273–291, 2012
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ISSN: 1067-828X print=1547-0652 online
DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.700851
Screening for Alcohol Risk in Predominantly
Hispanic Youths: Positive Rates and
Behavioral Consequences
JOE TOMAKA, REBEKAH A. SALAIZ, STORMY MORALES-MONKS, and SHARON THOMPSON
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
SARAH MCKINNON
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
KATHLEEN O’ROURKE
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
The present study examined relationships between CAGE alcohol risk scores and predisposing factors for alcohol use, current alcohol use, and behavioral consequences in a large sample of secondary students. Students completed the …show more content…
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22.9% (N ¼ 303) scored one. Mean CAGE scores did not differ significantly between boys and girls.
Among the predisposing factors, the percentages for father’s and mother’s education showed that the majority of parents had high school or greater education levels, but that a significant number had less than a high school education. Reflecting the relatively low overall socioeconomic status of the sample, more than half of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch. Students on average participated in about two extracurricular activities, with girls having slightly higher participation rates than boys. Among those students who had ever consumed alcohol, the average age at first drink was approximately 13 years of age, with girls reporting significantly later alcohol initiation than boys. Finally, students reported a mean of 1.72 (on a 5-point Likert-type scale) for parental approval of alcohol consumption, a number that indicates that most students felt their parents disapproved of kids their age drinking alcohol.
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TABLE 1 Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables and Comparisons Between Boys and Girls
Variable
Overall
Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
ISSN: 1067-828X print=1547-0652 online
DOI: 10.1080/1067828X.2012.700851
Screening for Alcohol Risk in Predominantly
Hispanic Youths: Positive Rates and
Behavioral Consequences
JOE TOMAKA, REBEKAH A. SALAIZ, STORMY MORALES-MONKS, and SHARON THOMPSON
University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA
SARAH MCKINNON
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
KATHLEEN O’ROURKE
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
The present study examined relationships between CAGE alcohol risk scores and predisposing factors for alcohol use, current alcohol use, and behavioral consequences in a large sample of secondary students. Students completed the …show more content…
An additional
22.9% (N ¼ 303) scored one. Mean CAGE scores did not differ significantly between boys and girls.
Among the predisposing factors, the percentages for father’s and mother’s education showed that the majority of parents had high school or greater education levels, but that a significant number had less than a high school education. Reflecting the relatively low overall socioeconomic status of the sample, more than half of the students qualified for free or reduced lunch. Students on average participated in about two extracurricular activities, with girls having slightly higher participation rates than boys. Among those students who had ever consumed alcohol, the average age at first drink was approximately 13 years of age, with girls reporting significantly later alcohol initiation than boys. Finally, students reported a mean of 1.72 (on a 5-point Likert-type scale) for parental approval of alcohol consumption, a number that indicates that most students felt their parents disapproved of kids their age drinking alcohol.
280
J. Tomaka et al.
TABLE 1 Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables and Comparisons Between Boys and Girls
Variable
Overall