Drug Abuse and Identity in Mexican Americans: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations.

Castro, Felipe G.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ426261

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Drug Abuse and Identity in Mexican Americans: Theoretical and Empirical Considerations.

Castro, Felipe G.; And Others

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v13 n2 p209-25 May 1991

Proposes the construct of drug use identity and presents a four-stage model featuring this construct. The four stages are (1) identity as a casual user; (2) identity as a drug addict; (3) identity as a recovering addict during late treatment; and (4) ethnic pride, self-esteem, social role responsibility, and health motivation. (KS)

Descriptors: Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Ethnicity, Identification (Psychology), Mexican Americans, Models, Peer Influence, Self Esteem, Social Responsibility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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