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Endorsement of the "firewater myth" affects the use of protective behavioral strategies among American Indian and Alaska Native students.
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Addictive behaviors [Addict Behav] 2019 Jun; Vol. 93, pp. 78-85. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 22. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Belief in an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) specific biological vulnerability (BV) to alcohol problems (aka the "firewater myth") has been found to be associated with worse alcohol outcomes among AI/AN college students who drink, despite also being associated with greater attempts to reduce drinking. In the current study, we examined the associations of belief in a BV and belief that AI/AN people have more alcohol problems with the use of alcohol protective behavioral strategies (PBS) among AI/AN college students. PBS examined, as measured by the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale-20, included manner of drinking, limiting/stopping drinking, and serious harm reduction strategies. Participants were college students who identified being AI/AN (n = 137) and had drank in the past month, and were selected from a larger multi-site study on PBS. Mediation models revealed that greater belief in a BV and belief that AI/AN people have more alcohol problems were both negatively associated with manner of drinking, which in turn was associated with greater past month alcohol use and alcohol consequences. These beliefs were not significantly associated with other PBS. Consistent with prior research with other student populations, both manner of drinking and limiting/stopping drinking were associated with less alcohol use and all three domains of PBS were directly associated with fewer alcohol consequences. The results suggest that these beliefs regarding AI/AN people and alcohol negatively affect the use of strategies aimed at avoiding drinking behavior that can lead to rapid drinking and a higher blood alcohol content, contributing to alcohol consequences.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking ethnology
Alcohol Drinking psychology
Alcohol Drinking in College psychology
Binge Drinking ethnology
Binge Drinking psychology
Blood Alcohol Content
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Harm Reduction
Humans
Male
Stereotyping
Young Adult
Alaska Natives
Alcohol Drinking in College ethnology
Attitude to Health
Culture
Indians, North American
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-6327
- Volume :
- 93
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Addictive behaviors
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30703666
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.027