Further investigation of psychological and environmental correlates of substance use in adolescence in six European countries
| Autor: | Clive Richardson, Marina Kuzman, Anna Kokkevi, Angeliki Arapaki, Eva Stergar, Silvia Florescu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Substance-Related Disorders media_common.quotation_subject Psychology Adolescent Mothers Toxicology Logistic regression Fathers medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Parent-Child Relations media_common Pharmacology Addiction Public health Smoking medicine.disease Europe Substance abuse Psychiatry and Mental health Anomie Female Truancy Psychology Psychosocial Psychopathology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 88:308-312 |
| ISSN: | 0376-8716 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.10.004 |
| Popis: | Aim To study the multifactorial correlates of adolescents’ use of legal and illegal substances in six European countries and to assess whether a common pattern of factors exists irrespective of the countries’ different sociocultural backgrounds. Design Cross-sectional European school population survey (ESPAD) following standardized methodology. Participants National probability samples of 16-year-old high school students from Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Slovenia and the UK. Total sample 16,445. Measurements Anonymous questionnaire self-administered in the classroom. Self-reported use of tobacco, alcohol, marijuana and other illegal drugs. Correlates examined: environmental, such as peer culture and family-related; behavior-related such as antisocial behavior, truancy and anomie; and psychological factors such as self-esteem and depressive mood. Findings Separate logistic regressions for the two genders produced a set of psychosocial correlates common to the use of all legal and illegal substances. The strongest were peer and older sibling models of use, and peer-oriented lifestyle, followed by patterns of antisocial behavior and truancy. Family-related variables such as not living with both parents, parental monitoring and relationships with parents were less significant. Self-esteem and depressive mood were not significant. Girls’ use of substances, especially illegal ones, showed stronger associations than boys’ with a deviant behavior pattern. Few interactions between country and other correlates were significant. Conclusions Common correlates can be identified across countries. Older siblings’ and peers’ substance have a strong impact on adolescents’ use. Preventive interventions should include all substances with addictive potential. |
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