Drinking patterns and psychosocial aspects at two age points of adolescence: A study on a panel of Italian students at 16 and 18
| Autor: | Michele Contel, Maria Luisa Scalvedi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Coping (psychology)
Health (social science) Multivariate analysis 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Binge drinking Developmental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Drinking habits Cohort 030212 general & internal medicine Big Five personality traits 0305 other medical science Psychology Psychosocial Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. 23:78-83 |
| ISSN: | 1465-3370 0968-7637 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/09687637.2015.1081154 |
| Popis: | Aims: Juvenile alcohol consumption and abuse cohort studies are rare. A three-year-long project, provided a cohort of students followed up at 16 and 18 years of age. Alcohol behaviour is supposed to link drinking patterns with psychosocial influences. A panel of 258 Italian students was interviewed in 2009 and in 2011 using a questionnaire focussed on: drinking habits, alcohol use and abuse awareness and opinions, family cohesion, personality traits self-perception and coping. Methods: Drinking patterns were identified based on Alcohol use, Intoxication and Binge Drinking by means of a multivariate analysis. The results are consistent with findings from the ESPAD study. A set of psychosocial variables used as potential predictors of three drinking patterns has been investigated adopting a Discriminant Analysis. Findings: Results contribute to “fill the gap” of the drinking pattern’s profiles. Those who do not drink to excess show a higher coping disposition and family cohesion. Conclusions: Positi... |
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