Abstract
We examined the relationship between collective self-esteem (i.e., the value one places on being part of a collective group), acculturation, and alcohol-related consequences in a sample of 442 Asian American young adults. We found that membership self-esteem and public collective self-esteem interacted with acculturation such that low levels of both predicted greater rates of consequences. Participants with lower acculturation and greater private collective self-esteem experienced more alcohol consequences. This study suggests that differential aspects of collective self-esteem may serve as protective or risk factors for Asian American young adults depending on degree of acculturation.
Notes
a Daily Drinking Questionnaire.
b Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index score.
c Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Acculturation.
*p < .05; **p < .01.
a Typical drinks per week (in the past month) computed from the Daily Drinking Questionnaire.
b Acculturation computed from the Suinn-Lew Asian Self-Identity Scale.
**p < .01, ***p < .001.