title: Psychosocial factors in alcohol use-related problems of working youth.
abstract: This study investigated the psychosocial correlates of alcohol use related problems in a sample of 581 working adolescents (N = 4405), recruited from five vocational schools in Ankara in June 2004 with the CAGE questionnaire, The Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Spielberger State Anxiety Scale, and the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. Using a multivariate analysis, the anxiety and hopelessness scores, and the length of stay in Ankara were found to be related to alcohol-use problems of the working youth. The study's limitations were noted and future research was suggested.
authors.affiliation: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey. iilhan@medicine.ankara.edu.tr
authors.forename: Inci Ozgur
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Ilhan
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirbas
authors.forename: Yildirim B
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Dogan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009790:Occupations; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology