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The dimensionality and measurement properties of alcohol outcome expectancies across Hispanic national groups.
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Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2012 Mar; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 327-30. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 20. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This study examines the psychometric properties of alcohol expectancies among Hispanic subgroups. Face-to-face interviews were conducted as part of the 2006 Hispanic Americans Baseline Alcohol Survey (HABLAS), which employed a multistage cluster sample design. A total of 5224 individuals (18+ years of age) representing four Hispanic national groups (Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and South/Central Americans) were selected at random from the household population in five metropolitan areas (Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Los Angeles). Alcohol expectancies included 18 items covering positive (e.g., laugh more, become more talkative) and negative dimensions (e.g., become aggressive, lose control) when alcohol is consumed. Confirmatory factor models replicated a previously proposed three-factor dimensional structure with a substantial majority of items exhibiting measurement invariance across Hispanic national group and gender. Items covering social extroversion were an exception, showing a lack of invariance for female Cuban and South/Central Americans. Latent mean differences across groups were detected for expectancies concerning emotional fluidity, and the pattern of differences largely mirrored known differences in alcohol consumption patterns. Results suggest that caution should be exercised in interpreting differences in expectancies concerning social extroversion across Hispanic groups, and additional work is needed to identify indices of this construct with invariant measurement properties. However, measures of emotional/behavioral impairment and emotional fluidity expectancies can be validly compared across gender and Hispanic national groups.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Alcohol Drinking ethnology
Central America ethnology
Cluster Analysis
Cuba ethnology
Emotions
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Male
Models, Theoretical
Puerto Rico ethnology
Social Behavior
United States
Alcohol Drinking psychology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Hispanic or Latino psychology
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Mexican Americans psychology
Mexican Americans statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-6327
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addictive behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22088855
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.10.011