This study examines the relationship between alcohol use among immigrant adolescents living in Europe and their sense of national belonging as well as the ethnic composition of their friendship networks, contributing to the broader discussion on the healthy immigrant effect. To date, the majority of longitudinal studies examining the relationship between acculturation and alcohol use have been conducted in the United States. This study employs a random-intercept cross-lagged panel model, analyzing data from the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries . The sample includes 5,235 adolescents with an immigrant background living in England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The findings of this study indicate that identification as a foreigner was negatively related to alcohol use over time, whereas identification with the host country was positively associated with alcohol use longitudinally. In line with the immigrant acculturation hypothesis, the proportion of friends from the ethnic background of the host country was longitudinally positively associated with alcohol use. A similar pattern of relationships was observed for alcohol misuse. As demonstrated in the two-part analysis, identification as a foreigner, identification with the host country, and ethnic composition of friendship networks were primarily associated with the initiation of alcohol use rather than the frequency of alcohol use among immigrant adolescents. In conclusion, the promotion of selective acculturation among this group is recommended, especially in view of the increased health risks associated with alcohol use due to immigrants’ lower propensity to utilize preventive healthcare.

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欧洲移民青少年文化适应与酒精使用之间的纵向关系


本研究考察了居住在欧洲的移民青少年的饮酒与他们的国家归属感以及他们友谊网络的种族构成之间的关系，有助于对健康移民效应的更广泛讨论。迄今为止，大多数检查文化适应与酒精使用之间关系的纵向研究都是在美国进行的。本研究采用随机截距交叉滞后面板模型，分析来自四个欧洲国家的移民儿童纵向调查的数据。样本包括 5,235 名居住在英格兰、德国、荷兰和瑞典的具有移民背景的青少年。这项研究的结果表明，随着时间的推移，外国人的认同与酒精使用呈负相关，而东道国的认同与酒精使用呈纵向正相关。与移民文化适应假说一致，来自东道国种族背景的朋友比例与饮酒呈纵向正相关。在酒精滥用方面也观察到类似的关系模式。如两部分分析所示，外国人身份认同、东道国认同和友谊网络的种族构成主要与移民青少年开始饮酒有关，而不是与饮酒频率有关。总之，建议在这一群体中促进选择性文化适应，特别是考虑到由于移民使用预防性医疗保健的倾向较低，与饮酒相关的健康风险增加。