Family Stress Processes and Drug and Alcohol Use by Mexican American Adolescents

Course overview

This course examines the family stress model to determine economic impact on alcohol use and drug use in Mexican American. It includes; explanation and use of Family Stress Model, familism as a source of resilience to economic and family stress processes. It measures: income, negative economic events, economic pressure, mother and father emotional distress, inter-parental conflict, poor parenting, substance use, and attitudinal familism.