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"Machismo," Self-Esteem, Education and High Maximum Drinking among Anglo, Black and Mexican-American Male Drinkers:
James Alan Neff, Thomas J. Prihoda, Sue Keir Hoppe
This study seeks to clarify the relevance of machismo to patterns of high maximum drinking among male drinkers. Specifically, the study describes the psychometric properties of a newly developed 7-item machismo measure, compares levels of machismo and self-esteem for a sample of Anglo, black and Mexican-American males, and examines both main and interaction effects of machismo, self-esteem and education as predictors of alcohol use in these racial/ethnic subgroups. Logistic regression analyses document interaction between race/ethnicity, machismo, self-esteem and education, which calls into question the presumed importance of machismo as a cultural element causing heavy drinking patterns among Mexican-American males. (J. Stud. Alcohol 52: 458-463, 1991)
