title: The classification of Spanish adolescents based on substance consumption patterns and the analysis of the relationships within their social developmental contexts.
abstract: This research is part of the 2006 edition of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. The data presented were composed of a sample of 15942 Spanish adolescents ranging from 13 to 18 years of age. The instruments used included a variety of questions related to substance consumption among adolescents, their bio-psycho-social adjustment and developmental contexts, all of which are part of the HBSC study instrument bank. Through classification analysis, as well as significance and effect size tests, we obtained relevant information about the current epidemiology of substance consumption among Spanish adolescents. These results are representative of the Spanish adolescent population which allows the typical risk profile attributed to young people to be clarified. A gradual adjustment can be seen in terms of substance consumption levels in youth and that same level in their friends. Likewise, the analysis of the developmental context (family, friends and school) provides important information when it comes to preventing substance consumption, thus showing the advantages that coherence and connection have between the different environments where youth live, grow up and develop.
authors: Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología, C/Camilo José Cela s/n. 41018 Sevilla, Spain. pilarramos@us.es
authors: Pilar
authors: P
authors: Ramos
authors: Carmen
authors: C
authors: Moreno
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Rivera
authors: Ana
authors: A
authors: López
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012932:Social Facilitation; D012951:Socialization; D013030:Spain; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*