Early Use of Alcohol: Correlation with School Violence and Social-Emotional Skills

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the association between early alcohol use in adolescence and associated factors: sociodemographic, involvement in bullying, risk behaviors at school, and social-emotional skills. It was carried out with 528 adolescents from full-time public high schools. Instrume...

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Published inPsicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa Vol. 40
Main Authors Dayse Lorrane Gonçalves Alves, Francisco José Maia Pinto, Ana Carina Stelko-Pereira, Manoelise Linhares Ferreira Gomes, Bruna Rodrigues Nunes, Steffany Rocha da Silva, Tayane Carneiro Cruz, Richelle Magalhães de Castro Peixoto
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade de Brasília 01.06.2024
Subjects
adolescent
bullying
consumption of alcoholic beverages
health risk behaviors
school
social skills
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Summary:Abstract This study aimed to analyze the association between early alcohol use in adolescence and associated factors: sociodemographic, involvement in bullying, risk behaviors at school, and social-emotional skills. It was carried out with 528 adolescents from full-time public high schools. Instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, AUDIT, Victimization Scale among Students, Scale of Authorship of Student Violence, Risk Behavior Scale, and SENNA. In the final model, the variables with a significant association with early alcohol use by adolescents were: not having a religion (PR = 1.28, 95% CI [1.02, 1.60]), parental alcohol consumption (PR = 1.55, 95% CI [1.22, 1.97]), bullying (PR = 1.51, 95% CI [1.14, 1.98]), smoking at school (PR = 1.74, 95% CI [1.36, 2.24]), high engagement with others (PR = 2.59, 95% CI [1.40, 4.79]), and low emotional resilience (PR = 2.16, 95% CI [1.16, 4.03]), all indicating risk.
ISSN:1806-3446
DOI:10.1590/0102.3772e40302.en