Predictors of Alcohol Use Among Latinx Men in South Florida: Machismo as a Correlate of Alcohol Use Frequency and Quantity

• Published in: Journal of immigrant and minority health Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 685 - 691
• Main Authors: Rojas, Patria, Wang, Weize, Sanchez, Mariana, Ravelo, Gira, Ángel Cano, Miguel, Galvez, Gemma, Li, Tan, C. Penn, Alvonee, F. Colon-Burgos, Jose, De La Rosa, Mario, Behar-Zusman, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01-06-2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohol Drinking - ethnology; Alcohol use; Alcohols; Central American People; Comparative Law; Coronaviruses; Cultural Characteristics; Cultural factors; Cultural values; Drinking; Drinking behavior; Family income; Fathers; Florida - epidemiology; Gender; Healthy habits; Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Immigration; Immigration policy; Income; International & Foreign Law; Machismo; Male; Marital status; Masculinity; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Men; Middle Aged; Norms; Original Paper; Private International Law; Public Health; Review boards; Social Values - ethnology; Social work; Sociology; South American People; Theory of planned behavior; Florida; Latino men; Machismo; Caballerismo; Latinx men; South Florida; Alcohol; Drinking frequency
• ISSN: 1557-1912; 1557-1920
• DOI: 10.1007/s10903-022-01428-3

Previous studies have found Latinx cultural values to be positively associated with healthy behaviors. This study aims to examine socioeconomic and cultural correlates of alcohol use among Latinx adult men living in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The study sample included 122 Latinx adult men (mean age = 44, SD = 10), predominantly of South and Central American origin. Data was collected using REDCap. Interviews included the Timeline Follow-Back scale for alcohol use. Results indicate that Caribbean participants were significantly less likely to report drinking in the past 90 days (aOR = 0.08, p = 0.042) compared to their Venezuelan counterparts. Higher
machismo
scores were associated with low drinking frequency (aRR = 0.67, p = 0.043), while no significant associations were found between machismo and other drinking outcomes. Drinking quantity and frequency are significantly associated with higher income and authorized immigration status in the US among Latinx men in South Florida. Higher machismo scores were associated with low drinking frequency.