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Examination of the psychological and cultural factors related to alcohol use in American Indian people

Year: 2007

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Scope and Method of Study: The primary purposes of this study were to identify significant predictors of alcohol use and alcohol expectancies; and acculturation group differences in alcohol use and alcohol expectancies in an American Indian sample. The participants were 188 American Indians from a variety of tribal affiliations. Data was collected using an on-line survey. Each participant completed the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, the Alcohol Effects Questionnaire, the Historical Loss Questionnaire, the Historical Loss Associated Symptoms Questionnaire, and the Native American Acculturation Scale. T-tests, Pearson r Correlations, Multiple Regressions, Forward Regressions, ANOVAs, and MANOVAs were conducted to answer the five research questions.

Source: SHAREOK (University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma State University; Central Oklahoma University)

Author: Cain, Melanie Joy

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2273271676

Cites: 44

Cited by: 1

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