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. 2007 Oct;13(4):269-84.
doi: 10.1037/1099-9809.13.4.269.

Traditions and alcohol use: a mixed-methods analysis

Felipe González Castro  1 , Kathryn Coe
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Traditions and alcohol use: a mixed-methods analysis

Felipe González Castro et al. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

An integrative mixed-methods analysis examined traditional beliefs as associated with beliefs about self-care during pregnancy and with alcohol abstinence among young adult women from two rural U.S.-Mexico border communities. Quantitative (measured scale) variables and qualitative thematic variables generated from open-ended responses served as within-time predictors of these health-related outcomes. A weaker belief that life is better in big cities was associated with stronger self-care beliefs during pregnancy. Also, a weaker belief that small towns offer tranquil environments was associated with total abstinence from alcohol. Regarding the Hispanic Paradox, these results suggest that a critical appreciation of cultural traditions can be protective, as this avoids stereotypical or idyllic views of urban or rural lifeways, and promotes self-protective beliefs and behaviors.

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