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Psychotropic substance abuse among adolescents : a structural equation model on risk and protective factors
(Abus de substances psychoactives chez des adolescents : un modèle d'équation structurelle de facteurs de risque et de protection)
Auteur(s) :
RUMPOLD G. ;
KLINGSEIS, M. ;
DORNAUER K. ;
KOPP, M. ;
DOERING S. ;
HOFER, S. ;
MUMELTER B. ;
SCHUSLER G.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
1155-1169
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
23
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CONSOMMATION
;
ADOLESCENT
;
MODELE STATISTIQUE
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
PREVALENCE
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2006, 41, (8), 1155-1169
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The use of psychotropic substances in adolescents represents a serious public health problem. In this study a representative sample of 485 Austrian students between 14 and 18 years of age were investigated with a semistructured interview about substance-related issues and completed the general health questionnaire. The following rates of regular psychotropic substance use were found: cigarettes 41.4%, alcohol 44.5%, cannabis 10.1%, and other illicit substances 3%. Logistic regression analyses and structural equation modeling revealed the following major risk factors for substance use: peer pressure, negative family atmosphere, school difficulties, and psychopathology. Knowledge about substance use acted as a protective factor. Prevention of adolescent substance use and misuse should aim at these different targets. Information about coping with peer pressure may be a particularly promising route of intervention. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Medical University of Innsbruck, Sonnenburgstrasse 9, Innsbruck, A-6020. E-mail : gerhard.rumpolduibk.ac.at
Autriche. Austria.
Autriche. Austria.