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JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 513-524Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/1359105318820715
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adolescents; alcohol abuse; cognitive reappraisal; emotion regulation; immigrants
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This study examined emotion regulation strategies and alcohol abuse among second-generation immigrant adolescents and Italian natives aged 17-18. It found that immigrants reported lower alcohol abuse compared to natives, and cognitive reappraisal was identified as a protective factor against alcohol abuse only for immigrant adolescents. The study suggests important implications for clinical practice and further research.
The individual predictors of drinking behaviors among second-generation immigrant adolescents are still understudied. This study investigated emotion regulation strategies and alcohol abuse in 472 adolescents (86 second-generation immigrants and 386 Italian natives; age range: 17-18). The Emotion Regulation Questionnaire and the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test were used to assess cognitive reappraisal, emotional suppression, and alcohol abuse, respectively. Immigrants reported lower alcohol abuse than natives. A negative relationship between cognitive reappraisal and alcohol abuse was found for immigrants, but not for natives. Specifically, cognitive reappraisal was a protective factor against alcohol abuse only for immigrant adolescents. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
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