Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to examine alcohol use in African American women’s social networks. Design: This was a longitudinal study of African American women and their social networks in Baltimore, MD. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews at a community-based research clinic. Alcohol consumption frequency was assessed by a single question ‘How often do you drink alcohol?’ with a four-point ordinal rating scale ‘never,’ ‘monthly or less,’ ‘2–4 times a month’ and ‘>2 times a week.’ A longitudinal ordinal logistic model was conducted to use 317 African American women’s alcohol consumption frequency as a predictor of their social networks’ alcohol consumption frequency. Results: Results show that African American women’s alcohol consumption frequency was a statistically significant predictor of their social network members’ alcohol consumption frequency. Conclusion: Findings suggest the merit of social network-based approaches to address alcohol use among urban minority populations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Ethnicity and Health |
| DOIs | |
| State | Accepted/In press - Feb 11 2017 |
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Keywords
- African American
- Alcohol consumption
- longitudinal data analysis
- social network
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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Social network perspective on alcohol consumption among African American women : a longitudinal analysis. / Yang, Cui; Yang, Jingyan; Davey-Rothwell, Melissa; Latkin, Carl A.
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