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Acculturation, alcohol consumption, and AIDS‐related risky sexual behavior among African American men
Author(s) -
Snowden Lonnie R.,
Hines Alice M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6629(199807)26:4<345::aid-jcop4>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - acculturation , risky sexual behavior , ethnic group , alcohol consumption , psychology , sexual behavior , demography , consumption (sociology) , social psychology , gerontology , alcohol , medicine , sexually active , sociology , population , biochemistry , chemistry , social science , anthropology
The present study examined the relationship between acculturation, alcohol consumption, and AIDS‐related risky sexual behavior in a national probability sample of 338 African American men. Results indicated that acculturation did serve as an indicator of AIDS‐related risk: Men at low and moderate levels of acculturation were more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior than were their more highly acculturated counterparts. In addition, interaction effects pointed to groups of high acculturated men—single men and heavy drinkers—who also were likely to engage in risky sexual behavior. Findings from the study suggest that effective AIDS prevention messages should be tailored to high‐risk groups within specific cultural and ethnic populations and that risk may differ by level of acculturation. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.