Behavioral Self-Concept as Predictor of Teen Drinking Behaviors.
BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for self-concept (role identity). Cross-sectional studies link self- concept's behavioral conduct domain (whether teens perceive themselves as delinquent) with adolescent substance use. If self-concept actually drives substance use, then it...
| Publicado en: | Academic Pediatrics Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 316 - 322 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Jul/Aug2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107959741&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 107959741 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 18762859 8NBK jtl: Academic Pediatrics issn: 18762859 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul/Aug2013 vid: 13 iid: 4 pid: 467 pub: Elsevier B.V. place: New York, New York artinfo: ui: 107959741 89359224 89359224 10.1016/j.acap.2013.03.005 107959741 ppf: 316 ppct: 6 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Behavioral Self-Concept as Predictor of Teen Drinking Behaviors. aug: au: Dudovitz, Rebecca N. Li, Ning Chung, Paul J. affil: Dept. of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles sug: subj: Alcoholism Complications Social Behavior Disorders Risk Factors Self Concept Human Academic Medical Centers California Adolescence Linear Regression Multivariate Analysis Surveys Male Female Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis Software Confidence Intervals Odds Ratio Funding Source Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: BACKGROUND: Adolescence is a critical developmental period for self-concept (role identity). Cross-sectional studies link self- concept's behavioral conduct domain (whether teens perceive themselves as delinquent) with adolescent substance use. If self-concept actually drives substance use, then it may be an important target for intervention. In this study, we used longitudinal data from 1 school year to examine whether behavioral self-concept predicts teen drinking behaviors or vice versa. METHODS: A total of 291 students from a large, predominantly Latino public high school completed a confidential computerized survey in the fall and spring of their 9th grade year. Survey measures included the frequency of alcohol use, binge drinking and at-school alcohol use in the previous 30 days; and the Harter Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents behavioral conduct subscale. Multiple regressions were performed to test whether fall self-concept predicted the frequency and type of spring drinking behavior, and whether the frequency and type of fall drinking predicted spring self-concept. RESULTS: Fall behavioral self-concept predicted both the frequency and type of spring drinking. Students with low versus high fall self-concept had a predicted probability of 31 % versus 20% for any drinking, 20% versus 8% for binge drinking and 14% versus 4% for at-school drinking in the spring. However, neither the frequency nor the type of fall drinking significantly predicted spring self-concept. CONCLUSIONS: Low behavioral self-concept may precede or perhaps even drive adolescent drinking. If these results are confirmed, then prevention efforts might be enhanced by targeting high-risk teens for interventions that help develop a healthy behavioral self-concept. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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