Start Date
10-10-2025 12:00 PM
End Date
10-10-2025 2:00 PM
Description
Objective:
Latinos in the U.S. drink less than non-Latino whites but face higher alcohol-related consequences. Positive alcohol outcome expectancies (AOEs, beliefs about beneficial effects: tension reduction, social enhancement) are associated with increased alcohol use, while findings on negative AOEs (e.g., sickness, impaired control) remain inconsistent. This study examined associations between AOEs and alcohol intake among adult Latino immigrants.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study utilizes data from an NIH-funded study examining Latino/a immigrants’ alcohol use. Between 2019-2020, data was collected on 493 adult Latino immigrants (45.7% female; mean age=37.21, SD=4.93) who immigrated to the U.S. 12 years before assessment. Multivariable regression tested associations between positive/negative AOEs and alcohol quantity, frequency, and severity while controlling for confounders.
Results:
Positive AOEs were associated with drinking frequency (β=2.11; 95% CI 0.99, 3.24; p< 0.001), quantity (β=0.45; 95% CI 0.31, 0.60; p< 0.001), and severity (β=1.03; 95% CI 0.72, 1.34; p< 0.001). Negative AOEs were associated with drinking quantity (β=0.27; 95% CI 0.11, 0.43; p< 0.001) and severity (β=0.62; 95% CI 0.28, 0.96; p< 0.001), but not frequency (β=0.97; 95% CI -0.24, 2.19; p=0.117).
Conclusion:
Study findings highlight the role of AOEs on Latino immigrants’ drinking behaviors. This knowledge can guide interventions targeting AOE to curb rising alcohol use among Latino immigrants as time in the U.S. increases.
Association Between Positive and Negative Alcohol Outcome Expectancies on Alcohol Intake Among Adult Latino Immigrants
Objective:
Latinos in the U.S. drink less than non-Latino whites but face higher alcohol-related consequences. Positive alcohol outcome expectancies (AOEs, beliefs about beneficial effects: tension reduction, social enhancement) are associated with increased alcohol use, while findings on negative AOEs (e.g., sickness, impaired control) remain inconsistent. This study examined associations between AOEs and alcohol intake among adult Latino immigrants.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study utilizes data from an NIH-funded study examining Latino/a immigrants’ alcohol use. Between 2019-2020, data was collected on 493 adult Latino immigrants (45.7% female; mean age=37.21, SD=4.93) who immigrated to the U.S. 12 years before assessment. Multivariable regression tested associations between positive/negative AOEs and alcohol quantity, frequency, and severity while controlling for confounders.
Results:
Positive AOEs were associated with drinking frequency (β=2.11; 95% CI 0.99, 3.24; p< 0.001), quantity (β=0.45; 95% CI 0.31, 0.60; p< 0.001), and severity (β=1.03; 95% CI 0.72, 1.34; p< 0.001). Negative AOEs were associated with drinking quantity (β=0.27; 95% CI 0.11, 0.43; p< 0.001) and severity (β=0.62; 95% CI 0.28, 0.96; p< 0.001), but not frequency (β=0.97; 95% CI -0.24, 2.19; p=0.117).
Conclusion:
Study findings highlight the role of AOEs on Latino immigrants’ drinking behaviors. This knowledge can guide interventions targeting AOE to curb rising alcohol use among Latino immigrants as time in the U.S. increases.
