Self-esteem, perceived self-efficacy, consumption of tobacco and alcohol in secondary students from urban and rural areas of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Raúl Martínez Maldonado,Luiz Jorge Pedrão,Karla Selene López García,Nora Nely Oliva Rodríguez,María Magdalena Alonso Castillo

doi:10.1590/s0104-11692008000700018

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Abstract

This study aimed to know the differences, if any, in the consumption of tobacco and alcohol among adolescents from urban and rural areas, and if self-esteem and self-efficacy are related to the consumption in these two groups of adolescents from secondary schools in urban and rural areas of Nuevo León México, from January to June in 2006. The study was based on the theoretical concepts of self-esteem, perceived self-efficacy and consumption of alcohol and tobacco. The design was descriptive and correlational with a sample of 359 students. A substantial difference was found in the consumption of tobacco among secondary students from urban and rural areas (U= 7513.50, p = .03). The average consumption in urban area was higher (average chi = .35) than in the rural area (average chi = .14). A negative and significant relation was found between the quantity of drinks consumed on a typical day and self-esteem (r s = - .23, p <.001), as well as for the quantity of cigarettes consumed on a typical day (r s = - .20, p <.001).

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In recent years, adolescents’ and preadolescents’ consumption of addictive substances, such as alcohol and tobacco, has been defined as a research priority in the health area
This study considered what is established by the Regulation of the Health General Law for Matters of Health Research (Reglamento de la Ley General de Salud en Materia de Investigación para la Salud Secretaria de Salubridad y Asistencia)(16)
Tobacco consumption was found significantly different between students from secondary urban and rural schools, presenting higher rates in the urban area

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Adolescents’ and preadolescents’ consumption of addictive substances, such as alcohol and tobacco, has been defined as a research priority in the health area. This is due to its direct or indirect association to some of the main causes of death among adolescents and young people in the period from 1990 to 2002. Among these causes, accidents occupy the first place, followed by homicides and injuries caused by other people, while suicides and self-inflicted injuries rank fourth. Adolescents underestimate the consequences for health, even when the effects from the use of alcohol and tobacco are responsible for three of the ten main causes of preventable deaths in Mexico[3]

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