Self-control, consumption indicators and risk factors in brazilian adolescents

• Author(s): Corrêa,Rafael ; Tomé,Gina ; Branquinho,Catia ; Neufeld,Carmem ; Matos,Margarida Gaspar de ; Almeida,Ana Maria de
• Date: 2021
• Origin: SciELO Portugal
• Subject(s): Adolescent; Social skills; Risk factors; Loneliness
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

Abstract To analyze the association between self-control, consumption indicators and risk factors in the behavior of adolescents. Cross-sectional cohort study, with probabilistic sample by clusters and simple random. 722 teenagers were interviewed. The relationship of self-control with the use of tobacco, alcohol and cannabis, feeling of loneliness, sexual initiation, fights involvement was analyzed in the general group and stratified by gender. The Chi-square test and the Binomial Logistic Regression were used. In general, adolescents from the border region showed a high prevalence in the consumption of alcohol and tobacco, in contrast, they demonstrated a good repertoire of self-control. Boys showed a relationship between reduced self-control with non-specific indicators of substance use, while girls showed a relationship between decreased self-control with alcohol and cannabis consumption. An association was identified between self-control, fight involvement, alcohol consumption and feeling of loneliness. The study presents important data for planning future research and interventions in Social Skills with adolescents in the border region based on the promotion of self-control for the prevention of substance use and risk factors.