A longitudinal study of protective factors against substance use in early adolescence. An ecological approach.
Int J Drug Policy
; 112: 103946, 2023 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Adolescent substance use has been widely related to different individual, school, family and community factors. Yet, the number of studies with all these variables together in a model from an ecological perspective is still low, and they rarely used a longitudinal design. The aim of this study was to explore, from an ecological perspective, the prospective impact of different individual, school, family and neighbourhood factors on adolescent substance use.METHODS:
This was a longitudinal study with a one-year follow up. There were 881 participants (Mage = 12.57; 48.1% females) at wave 1, of which 686 (Mage = 13.51; 51.8% females) were followed-up at wave 2. Validated questionnaires were used for data collection.RESULTS:
Regression analyses showed that higher substance use was predicted by high family socio-economic status cross-sectionally and longitudinally, and it was related to low neighbourhood socio-economic status cross-sectionally only. Participants who disliked school and had a poor academic performance were more likely to use substances, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.CONCLUSIONS:
The inclusion of families in substance use prevention programmes could be a key component in these interventions. Moreover, promotion of a positive school climate could protect adolescents from using substances.Palabras clave
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Int J Drug Policy
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
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TRANSTORNOS RELACIONADOS COM SUBSTANCIAS
Año:
2023
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Article