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The adolescent behavioral repertoire as a context for exposure: behavioral autarcesis at play
(Les comportements adolescents et l'exposition à la drogue : application du concept de l'autarcèse.)
Auteur(s) :
CHEN, C. Y. ;
DORMITZER C. M. ;
GUTIERREZ, U. ;
VITTETOE K. ;
GONZALEZ, G. B. ;
ANTHONY, J. C.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
897-906
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
PANAMA
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
ETUDE TRANSVERSALE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
Note générale :
Addiction, 2004, 99, (7), 897-906
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
Les comportements tels la religiosité, la socialisation, la pratique dun sport ou les activités familiales sont explorés chez 12 797 adolescents scolarisés panaméens, en tant que facteur de protection dun usage précoce de drogues.
ENGLISH :
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate suspected behavioral autarcesis. Autarcesis refers to a mechanism of non-specific shielding from or immunity to infection or disease. Here, suspecting that some facets of the adolescent behavioral repertoire (ABR) might shield youths from early drug involvement, we studied recent-onset occurrence of first chances to try a drug and first actual drug use, expressed as a function of five observed ABR dimensions: religious, socializing, sports-related, gender socialization, and home-based activities. Design and participants: Nationally representative samples of school-attending youths were drawn in Panama, the five Spanish heritage countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic (n = 12 797). Measurements: Drug involvement and ABR were assessed via anonymous self administered questionnaires. Findings: A religious activity dimension and a separate sports dimension were associated inversely with recent onset of adolescent drug experiences, and a socializing activity dimension was related to an increased occurrence of these experiences. For example, for each unit increase of the religious activity dimension of the ABR, there was an associated reduced occurrence of the first chance to try tobacco (OR = 0.75. 9 5`% CI: 0.63-0.90, P = 0.002). Adolescents at higher levels of sports activities and home-based activities were less likely to experience recent-onset actual use of marijuana (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.30- 0.67. P < 0.001; OR = 0.56, 95%, CI: 0.32-0.99, P = 0.048, respectively). Conclusions: The study evidence lends some support for behavioral autarcesis. Manipulation of selected ABR dimensions might help prevent or reduce adolescent drug involvement, enhancing autarcesis as a protective mechanism. (Author' s abstract)
Les comportements tels la religiosité, la socialisation, la pratique dun sport ou les activités familiales sont explorés chez 12 797 adolescents scolarisés panaméens, en tant que facteur de protection dun usage précoce de drogues.
ENGLISH :
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate suspected behavioral autarcesis. Autarcesis refers to a mechanism of non-specific shielding from or immunity to infection or disease. Here, suspecting that some facets of the adolescent behavioral repertoire (ABR) might shield youths from early drug involvement, we studied recent-onset occurrence of first chances to try a drug and first actual drug use, expressed as a function of five observed ABR dimensions: religious, socializing, sports-related, gender socialization, and home-based activities. Design and participants: Nationally representative samples of school-attending youths were drawn in Panama, the five Spanish heritage countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic (n = 12 797). Measurements: Drug involvement and ABR were assessed via anonymous self administered questionnaires. Findings: A religious activity dimension and a separate sports dimension were associated inversely with recent onset of adolescent drug experiences, and a socializing activity dimension was related to an increased occurrence of these experiences. For example, for each unit increase of the religious activity dimension of the ABR, there was an associated reduced occurrence of the first chance to try tobacco (OR = 0.75. 9 5`% CI: 0.63-0.90, P = 0.002). Adolescents at higher levels of sports activities and home-based activities were less likely to experience recent-onset actual use of marijuana (OR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.30- 0.67. P < 0.001; OR = 0.56, 95%, CI: 0.32-0.99, P = 0.048, respectively). Conclusions: The study evidence lends some support for behavioral autarcesis. Manipulation of selected ABR dimensions might help prevent or reduce adolescent drug involvement, enhancing autarcesis as a protective mechanism. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Dprt of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State Univ., West Fee Hall, 6th Floor (B601), East Lansing, MI 48824. Email : janthonyepi.msu.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.