title: Self-esteem, perceived self-efficacy, consumption of tobacco and alcohol in secondary students from urban and rural areas of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México.
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).
authors: School of Nursing, Autonomous University of Nuevo León, México. ramartinez_14@yahoo.com.mx
authors: Raúl
authors: R
authors: Martínez Maldonado
authors: Luiz Jorge
authors: LJ
authors: Pedrão
authors: María Magdalena
authors: MM
authors: Alonso Castillo
authors: Karla Selene
authors: KS
authors: López García
authors: Nora Nely
authors: NN
authors: Oliva Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*