Substance use or abuse, internet use, psychopathology and suicidal ideation in adolescents.
Substance and Internet use or abuse, psychopathology and suicidal ideation appear to be related. The aim of this study is to investigate the association between use of psychotropic substances, inadequate Internet use, suicidal ideation and other psychopathological symptoms within the adolescent population. The present study was carried out as part of the Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) project, funded by the European Union. The sample is composed of 1026 adolescents aged between 14 and 16 years from 12 state schools in Asturias (530 men and 496 women). This study adds to the possibility of knowing whether the SEYLE data is confirmed in a relatively isolated and recession hit province of Spain. In the present study the following consumption rates were obtained: a) alcohol 11.89% in males and 7.86% in females; b) tobacco: 4.15% and 5.44 % in males and females respectively; c) other drugs: 6.98% in males and 4.44% in females; d) maladaptive or pathological Internet use: 14.53% and 20.77% in males and females respectively. The variables that predict suicide ideation in the logistic regression model were: previous suicide attempts, depression, maladaptive or pathological Internet use, peer problems and alcohol consumption.
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Matilde
M
Bousoño Serrano
Susana
S
Al-Halabí
Patricia
P
Burón
Marlen
M
Garrido
Eva María
EM
Díaz-Mesa
Gonzalo
G
Galván
Leticia
L
García-Álvarez
Vladimir
V
Carli
Christina
C
Hoven
Marco
M
Sarchiapone
Danuta
D
Wasserman
Manuel
M
Bousoño
María Paz
MP
García-Portilla
Celso
C
Iglesias
Pilar Alejandra
PA
Sáiz
Julio
J
Bobes
D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011599:Psychopathology / Q000379:methods*; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013030:Spain; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs