Family relations, peer influence, spirituality and drug use among students in one university in Kingston, Jamaica

Gough, Howard; Longman-Mills, Samantha; Haye, W De La; Mann, Robert E.; Brands, Bruna; Hamilton, Hayley; Wright, Maria da Glória Miotto; Cumsille, Francisco; Khenti, Akwatu

doi:10.1590/0104-07072015001220014

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“…A cohesive family would essentially encourage its children to adhere to societal values. For such a reason, cohesive family relationships may play a significant role as protective factors against youth drinking [19]. e present study found significant association between consumption of spirits among male students and fathers' occupation.…”

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Family Factors Associated with Consumption of Spirits: A Comparative Gender-Based Study of Ugandan Students in Public Secondary Schools

Rukundo

Ayebare

Kibanja

et al. 2020

Education Research International

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This study aims at investigating family factors associated with consumption of spirits across gender of students in public secondary schools in Uganda. A cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaires was used to collect data on consumption of sprits in the past 12 months prior to the study. Of the 1,591 students recruited, the overall prevalence of consumption of spirits was found to be 17.3% (n = 275) with higher consumption of spirits among males (20.3%). Results indicate that unemployed heads of families (aOR = 2.5, 95% CI: 1.30–4.76, p<0.01), fairly religious (aOR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.08–6.49, p<0.05), and not religious families (aOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.17–7.11, p<0.05) were factors associated with consumption of spirits. Early prevention of consumption of spirits could be focused on male students, fathers’ occupation, and family religiosity. In addition, school administrators and authorities could consider these factors during routine school inspections to guard discipline among students in Uganda.

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“…Miller and Cook [18] found that family environment influences alcohol consumption among adolescents. To the contrary, Gough et al [19] observed that having positive family relationships did not influence consumption of alcohol.…”

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confidence: 92%

Family Factors Associated with Consumption of Spirits: A Comparative Gender-Based Study of Ugandan Students in Public Secondary Schools

Rukundo

Ayebare

Kibanja

et al. 2020

Education Research International

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“…In 2015, decriminalisation permitted the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana,52 84 an amendment that is likely to have encouraged its use as being socially acceptable and ‘normalised’ in line with the use of other legal drugs 85 86. As a result, repeated exposure to substance-using friends and family members can directly influence an individual’s drug-seeking behaviour 87 88. In the present analysis, respondents who reported that friends or family members used illegal drugs like marijuana and became inebriated, were significantly more likely to report past month CPU.…”

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Investigating the associations of age of initiation and other psychosocial factors of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana usage on polysubstance use: analysis of a population-based survey in Jamaica

Lalwani,

Whitehorne-Smith,

McLeary

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine concurrent polysubstance use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana and determine correlations with access to marijuana, friend and familial drug use habits, risk perception and the age of initiation associated with the singular use of these substances.DesignA secondary data analysis.SettingUsed the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset.ParticipantsInvolved the entire dataset comprising 4623 randomly selected respondents between 12 and 65 years old.Outcome measuresPrimary outcome: concurrent polysubstance use recorded as using two or more of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. Predictor variables include risk perception and age of initiation of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use, ease of marijuana access and family and friend alcohol and illegal drug use.ResultsApproximately 58%–66% of respondents commenced singular alcohol, tobacco or marijuana use under 17. Participants commencing marijuana use at 11 years and under and between 12 and 17 were 3.346 and 4.560 times more likely to report past month concurrent polysubstance use (p=0.030 and p<0.001). Respondents who did not believe that smoking tobacco sometimes (p=0.049), and smoking marijuana sometimes and often was harmful, had increased odds of concurrent polysubstance use (p=0.047 and p<0.001, respectively). Respondents who indicated access to marijuana as easy were significantly more likely to report past month concurrent polysubstance use compared with those who reported access as difficult (p=0.002). Participants who indicated that friends or family members get drunk and take illegal drugs were associated with 1.722 and 1.864 increased odds of reporting past month concurrent polysubstance use (p=0.004 and p=0.017, respectively).ConclusionsDecreased perceived risk, childhood and adolescent age of initiation and easy access to marijuana were significantly associated with polysubstance use among Jamaicans. The influence of friends and family members’ drug and alcohol use behaviours on individuals developing polysubstance use habits further endorses the need for interventions.

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“…Verificou-se ainda que entre os adolescentes que utilizavam algum tipo de droga, 26,4% afirmaram utilizar com a família. Por outro lado, observou-se para as meninas que quanto melhor é a avaliação da adolescente sobre o ambiente familiar menor é a tendência de que use bebidas alcoólicas, apontando a satisfação com o relacionamento na família como elemento fundamental na prevenção do consumo de álcool pelos adolscentes 12,38 .…”

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“…Pesquisa realizada com 335 estudantes entre as idades de 18-24 anos na Jamaica, mostrou que o álcool era a droga lícita mais utilizada pelos jovens nos últimos 24 meses, no entanto o uso desta droga não estava correlacionado a disfunções familiares, ao contrário do uso de drogas ilícitas. O estudo também apontou uma correlação negativa e significativa entre o uso de drogas lícitas e ilícitas com a presença de influências de pares positivos 12 . Assim, embora seja um fator de risco, considera-se que o uso de drogas lícitas como 'ponte' para o consumo de outras drogas não tem uma relação causal, mas de probabilidade, pois o consumo possui relação com o indivíduo e com o contexto em que ele se insere, podendo ou não o levar ao envolvimento com drogas ilícitas 10 .…”

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Uso de álcool entre adolescentes e relações com fatores sociais e pessoais

Patrocínio

Nascimento

Guerra

et al. 2018

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Uso de álcool entre adolescentes e relações com fatores sociais e pessoais* Alcohol use among adolescents and relationship with social and personal factorsConsumo de alcohol entre los adolescentes y relaciones con factores sociales y personales 5Esta é uma pesquisa quantitativa e tem como objetivo investigar o consumo de bebidas alcoólicas por adolescentes, e as relações entre fatores sociais e pessoais. Participaram 314 estudantes, de 14 a 18 anos, de escolas públicas da Grande Vitória/ES, no ano de 2013. Foram utilizadas as questões do Questionário da Juventude Brasileira que diziam respeito ao uso de álcool e as que avaliavam fatores pessoais como religiosidade, autoeficácia e autoestima e fatores sociais, como relações com a família, amigos e escola. Foram realizadas análises descritivas, de correlação, teste t e qui-quadrado. Verificouse que fatores associados à família e aos amigos têm relação com o consumo de álcool, além de fatores pessoais, como sexo e a autoeficácia. Os resultados sugerem que o ambiente familiar e a autoeficácia podem ser fatores protetores em relação ao uso de álcool para adolescentes, sendo dimensões que podem ser trabalhadas nos programas de prevenção. Descritores: Adolescente; Etanol; Fatores de proteção. This is a quantitative research and aims to investigate alcohol use by adolescents, and the relations between social and personal factors. 314 students, from 14 to 18 years, of public schools in Vitória/ES/Brazil, participated in the year 2013. We used the Brazilian Youth Questionnaire that relate to the use of alcohol and that assessed personal factors like religiosity, self-efficacy and self-esteem and social factors such as relationships with family, friends and school. We performed descriptive analyses, correlation, t test and Chi square. It was found that factors associated with family and friends are related with alcohol use, in addition to personal factors, such as sex and self-efficacy. The results suggest that the family environment and the self-efficacy can be protective factors in relation to the use of alcohol in teenagers, dimensions that can be worked in prevention programs. Descriptors: Adolescent; Ethanol; Protective factors.Esta es una investigación cuantitativa y tiene como objetivo investigar el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por adolescentes, y las relaciones entre factores sociales y personales. Participaron 314 estudiantes, de 14 a 18 años, de escuelas públicas de la Grande Vitória/ES, Brasil, en el año de 2013. Fueron utilizadas las preguntas del Cuestionario de la Juventud Brasilera que hablaban respecto al uso del alcohol y las que evaluaban factores personales como religiosidad., autoeficacia, y autoestima y factores sociales, como relaciones con la familia, amigos y escuela. Fueron realizados análisis descriptivos, de correlación, test t y qui cuadrado. Se verificó que factores asociados a la familia y a los amigos tienen relación con el consumo de alcohol, además de factores personales, como sexo y la autoeficacia. Los resultados sugieren que el ambiente...

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Family relations, peer influence, spirituality and drug use among students in one university in Kingston, Jamaica

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Family Factors Associated with Consumption of Spirits: A Comparative Gender-Based Study of Ugandan Students in Public Secondary Schools

Family Factors Associated with Consumption of Spirits: A Comparative Gender-Based Study of Ugandan Students in Public Secondary Schools

Investigating the associations of age of initiation and other psychosocial factors of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana usage on polysubstance use: analysis of a population-based survey in Jamaica

Uso de álcool entre adolescentes e relações com fatores sociais e pessoais

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