title: [Relationship between factors as sensation seeking, general self-efficacy and deviant peers with refusal skills among middle school students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the relationship of sensation seeking, self-efficacy, deviant peers and refusal skills related to strategy on drugs among middle school students.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 502 students from two high schools and two vocational schools in Baise city were recruited with age distribution between 14 and 20 years. The study objects were asked to fill the sensation seeking scale, the general self-efficacy scale questionnaire on drug refusal strategies and behavior among peers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  (1) Adolescents were more likely to use the Refuse (78.29%) and Leave strategy (77.89%) for initial drug offers and follow-up drug offers; (2) The general self-efficacy was negatively associated with the Explain and Leave strategies for initial drug offers and Explain strategy for follow-up drug offers. Sensation seeking was negatively related to the strategies on Explain and Leave for initial drug offers and follow-up drug offers. Peer influence was positively associated with both Refuse and Leave strategies for initial drug offers and follow-up drug offers; (3)
  
  
  RESULTS
  from the logistic regression analysis showed that self-efficacy and sensation seeking were significant variables that could predict the results from the use of Explain strategy (β = -0.055 and -0.029) for both initial drug refusals and follow-up drug refusals and the use of Leave strategy (β = -0.057 and -0.041) for initial drug refusals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There were significant effects of sensation seeking and self-efficacy in predicting Explain or Leave strategies for drug refusals among middle students.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prevention Medicine, Youjiang Nationality Medical College, Baise 533000, China.
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shu-song
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012677:Sensation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult