Gender roles and binge drinking among Latino emerging adults: A latent class regression analysis

Citation

Vaughan, E. L.; Wong, Y. J.; & Middendorf, K. G. (2014). Gender roles and binge drinking among Latino emerging adults: A latent class regression analysis. Psychol Addict Behav. vol. 28 (3) pp. 719-26

Abstract

Gender roles are often cited as a culturally specific predictor of drinking among Latino populations. This study used latent class regression to test the relationships between gender roles and binge drinking in a sample of Latino emerging adults. Participants were Latino emerging adults who participated in Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 2,442). A subsample of these participants (n = 660) completed the Bem Sex Role Inventory-Short. We conducted latent class regression using 3 dimensions of gender roles (femininity, social masculinity, and personal masculinity) to predict binge drinking. Results indicated a 3-class solution. In Class 1, the protective personal masculinity class, personal masculinity (e.g., being a leader, defending one's own beliefs) was associated with a reduction in the odds of binge drinking. In Class 2, the nonsignificant class, gender roles were not related to binge drinking. In Class 3, the mixed masculinity class, personal masculinity was associated with a reduction in the odds of binge drinking, whereas social masculinity (e.g., forceful, dominant) was associated with an increase in the odds of binge drinking. Post hoc analyses found that females, those born outside the United States, and those with greater English language usage were at greater odds of being in Class 1 (vs. Class 2). Males, those born outside the United States, and those with greater Spanish language usage were at greater odds of being in Class 3 (vs. Class 2). Directions for future research and implications for practice with Latino emerging adults are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037%2Fa0037406

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Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Psychol Addict Behav

Author(s)

Vaughan, E. L.
Wong, Y. J.
Middendorf, K. G.

Year Published

2014

Volume Number

28

Issue Number

3

Pages

719-26

Edition

2014/09/16

DOI

10.1037/a0037406

Reference ID

5181