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.
Highlights
Alcohol and tobacco consumption is a concern of health systems
These psychoactive substances reveal the highest consumption rates in the Mexican population. They are considered initial drugs and one of the their negative effects is the enhanced risk of illegal drug use
Adolescent problems like violence, accidents, interpersonal difficulties, low competence and school drop-out are related to the early onset of alcohol and tobacco consumption[3]
Summary
Alcohol and tobacco consumption is a concern of health systems. These psychoactive substances reveal the highest consumption rates in the Mexican population. They are considered initial drugs and one of the their negative effects is the enhanced risk of illegal drug use. In different Brazilian and international addiction studies and surveys, it is registered that the proportion of adolescents who consume drugs, mainly including alcohol and tobacco, increases progressively and that consumption starts before the age of 18 years[1,2]. Adolescent problems like violence, accidents, interpersonal difficulties, low competence and school drop-out are related to the early onset of alcohol and tobacco consumption[3]. The authors report that the usage pattern of these drugs is heterogeneous and ranges from experimenting to dependence[4]
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