Predictive factors of alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents

Authors

  • Alicia Alvarez-Aguirre Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro; Facultad de Enfermería
  • María Magdalena Alonso-Castillo Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Facultad de Enfermería
  • Ana Carolina Guidorizzi Zanetti Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3570.2516

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the effect of self-esteem, assertiveness, self-efficacy and resiliency on alcohol and tobacco consumption in adolescents. METHOD: a descriptive and correlational study was undertaken with 575 adolescents in 2010. The Self-Esteem Scale, the Situational Confidence Scale, the Assertiveness Questionnaire and the Resiliency Scale were used. RESULTS: the adjustment of the logistic regression model, considering age, sex, self-esteem, assertiveness, self-efficacy and resiliency, demonstrates significance in the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Age, resiliency and assertiveness predict alcohol consumption in the lifetime and assertiveness predicts alcohol consumption in the last year. Similarly, age and sex predict tobacco consumption in the lifetime and age in the last year. CONCLUSION: this study can offer important information to plan nursing interventions involving adolescent alcohol and tobacco users.

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Published

2014-12-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 6 (2014)

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How to Cite

Predictive factors of alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(6), 1056-1062. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3570.2516