Early Use of Alcohol: Correlation with School Violence and Social-Emotional Skills

• Published in: Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa Vol. 40
• Main Authors: Dayse Lorrane Gonçalves Alves, Francisco José Maia Pinto, Ana Carina Stelko-Pereira, Manoelise Linhares Ferreira Gomes, Bruna Rodrigues Nunes, Steffany Rocha da Silva, Tayane Carneiro Cruz, Richelle Magalhães de Castro Peixoto
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Universidade de Brasília 01-06-2024
• Subjects: adolescent; bullying; consumption of alcoholic beverages; health risk behaviors; school; social skills
• ISSN: 1806-3446
• DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e40302.en

Abstract This study aimed to analyze the association between early alcohol use in adolescence and associated factors: sociodemographic, involvement in bullying, risk behaviors at school, and social-emotional skills. It was carried out with 528 adolescents from full-time public high schools. Instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, AUDIT, Victimization Scale among Students, Scale of Authorship of Student Violence, Risk Behavior Scale, and SENNA. In the final model, the variables with a significant association with early alcohol use by adolescents were: not having a religion (PR = 1.28, 95% CI [1.02, 1.60]), parental alcohol consumption (PR = 1.55, 95% CI [1.22, 1.97]), bullying (PR = 1.51, 95% CI [1.14, 1.98]), smoking at school (PR = 1.74, 95% CI [1.36, 2.24]), high engagement with others (PR = 2.59, 95% CI [1.40, 4.79]), and low emotional resilience (PR = 2.16, 95% CI [1.16, 4.03]), all indicating risk.