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Title: Acculturation and daily cigarette use among Mexican-origin youth: The moderating role of executive functions

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2023

ISSN: 2949-8759

DOI: 10.1016/J.JOSAT.2022.208948

PMID: 37654009

Abstract: INTRODUCTION Acculturation and enculturation have been conceptualized, respectively, as risk and protective factors for cigarette use. Although acculturation/enculturation orientations are often studied as stable characteristics, they represent a dynamic process influenced by individuals' social environments and can fluctuate across time. Therefore, investigating how youth actively navigate their acculturation and enculturation beliefs and behaviors on a day-to-day basis can advance scientific understanding of factors related to cigarette use. Executive functions, including inhibitory control, shifting, and working memory, are robust predictors of smoking (e.g., cigarette use). However, we know little about the protective role of executive functions on the daily level associations between acculturation/enculturation and cigarette use among Mexican-origin youth. OBJECTIVES In a low-income Mexican-origin youth sample (M = 16.94, SD = 1.01; 52 % female), this study examined within-person associations between daily acculturation/enculturation and daily cigarette use and the moderating role of individual-level executive functions. METHOD We captured the daily fluctuations of acculturation/enculturation and smoking by utilizing data from a 4-day daily diary. The study assessed inhibitory control, shifting, and working memory using behavioral paradigms. RESULTS A multilevel logistic moderation model revealed statistically significant interactions between acculturation (but not enculturation) and all executive function skills predicting cigarette use. Higher daily acculturation levels were related to greater odds of daily cigarette use only for youth with lower levels of executive function skills. CONCLUSION Findings suggest that interventions aimed at improving executive functions may protect Mexican-origin youth from the possible adverse effect of acculturation on cigarette use.

Url: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37654009/

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Authors: Wen, Wen; Ip, Ka; Lee, Sujin; Lopez, Belem G.; Kamata, Akihito; Lui, Priscilla; Kim, Su Yeong

Periodical (Full): Journal of substance use and addiction treatment

Issue:

Volume: 153

Pages: 208948

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