[Health risk behaviors and psychosocial distress indicators in high school students]. / Condutas de risco à saúde e indicadores de estresse psicossocial em adolescentes estudantes do Ensino Médio.
Cad Saude Publica
; 27(11): 2095-105, 2011 Nov.
Article
en Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22124487
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this article was to examine the association between health risk behaviors (tobacco, alcohol, and drug use) and psychosocial distress indicators among high school students. The sample consisted of 4,210 adolescent students from public schools in Pernambuco State, Brazil. The Global School-based Student Health Survey was used to collect personal (demographic and socioeconomic) and behavioral data and to obtain measures of psychosocial distress indicators (outcome variables). Prevalence rates were observed for sadness, loneliness, suicidal ideation, sleeplessness due to worries, and suicidal planning. Self-reported prevalence rates for tobacco, alcohol, and drug use were 7.7%, 30.3%, and 6.9%. Psychosocial distress was more prevalent among girls, while health risk behaviors were more common among boys. The study concludes that drug use is directly associated with suicidal ideation and planning, and that among girls, alcohol consumption was associated with psychosocial distress.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Estudiantes
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Conductas Relacionadas con la Salud
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Fumar
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil