Reflections on a proposed theory of reservation-dwelling American Indian alcohol use: Comment on Spillane and Smith (2007).
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: In their recent article, N. Spillane and G. Smith suggested that reservation-dwelling American Indians have higher rates of problem drinking than do either non-American Indians or those American Indians living in nonreservation settings. These authors further argued that problematic alcohol use patterns in reservation communities are due to the lack of contingencies between drinking and "standard life reinforcers" (SLRs), such as employment, housing, education, and health care. This comment presents evidence that these arguments were based on a partial review of the literature. Weaknesses in the application of SLR constructs to American Indian reservation communities are identified as is the need for culturally contextualized empirical evidence supporting this theory and its application. Cautionary notes are offered about the development of literature reviews, theoretical frameworks, and policy recommendations for American Indian communities.
Source: Psychological Bulletin
DOI: 10.1037/a0014819
Authors: Janette Beals, Annie Belcourt-Dittloff, Stacey Freedenthal, Carol Kaufman, Christina Mitchell, Nancy Whitesell, Karen Albright, Fred Beauvais, Gordon Belcourt, Bonnie Duran, Candace Fleming, Natasha Floersch, Kevin Foley, Lori Jervis, Billie Jo Kipp, Patricia Mail, Spero Manson, Philip May, Gerald Mohatt, Bradley Morse, Douglas Novins, Joan O'Connell, Tassy Parker, Gilbert Quintero, Paul Spicer, Arlene Stiffman, Joseph Stone, Joseph Trimble, Kamilla Venner, Karina Walters
Institutions: University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, American Public Health Association, University of Washington, Colorado State University, Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, University of Oklahoma, University of New Mexico, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Montana, Washington University in St. Louis, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Western Washington University
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, Multilevel analysis of American Indian mental health, illness, and service use, Sociocultural validity in the context of DSM comorbidity, G6119671135, ALCOHOL USE/ABUSE AMONG INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOL STUDENTS, Substance Use Among American Indian Youth: Epidemiology and Etiology
OpenAlex ID: W2005672467