Body dissatisfaction, drug use, and associated factors among adolescents in three Brazilian cities

Abstract

Objective: analyze the association between drug use and body dissatisfaction among adolescents in three Brazilian cities. Method: cross-sectional study, using a nested randomized controlled trial to evaluate the drug use prevention program #TamoJunto2.0 of the Ministry of Health in Brazilian schools. The sample consisted of 5,213 students from 73 schools in three Brazilian cities. The outcome body satisfaction was analyzed using the Stunkard scale and the explanatory variables were drug use and sociodemographic data. Results: the adolescents were between 12 and 14 years old; about 69.9% of them reported body dissatisfaction, and 35.67% used alcohol in the previous year. Dissatisfaction due to overweight was higher among girls (41.5%) and dissatisfaction due to underweight was higher among boys (33.1%). Adolescents who used marijuana were 39% (OR=1.39) more likely to feel dissatisfied due to underweight and being a girl increased the chances of feeling dissatisfied due to overweight by 24% (OR=1.24). Conclusion: the levels of body dissatisfaction deserve attention in hebiatric nursing care and reinforce the importance of educational strategies addressing body image and drug use, relating them to the various subjective attributes that can affect the health of adolescents, whether in the community or at school.

Imagen corporal y su relación con el consumo de alcohol en adolescentes

“…Los resultados de este estudio relevaron que no existe relación entre estas dos variables. Dicho hallazgo, se asemeja con los resultados de las investigaciones por Guimarães et al, (2019) & Rocha et al, (2022 realizadas con adolescentes de Brasil, donde no mostraron una asociación significativa entre la insatisfacción con la imagen corporal y el consumo de alcohol. Sin embargo, en ambos estudios se observó que los participantes presemtaban niveles altos de insatisfacción con su imagen corporal y de consumo de alcohol.…”

“…Del mismo modo, en investigaciones hispanas donde tomaron en cuenta el constructo consumo de alcohol, no mostraron asociación significativa del consumo de alcohol u otras drogas con la insatisfacción de la imagen corporal, sin embargo, el 69,9% de participantes poseían una imagen corporal deficiente y el 35,67 % consumieron alcohol en el último año (Rocha et al, 2022). Al igual que otro estudio, donde el objetivo fue asociar el consumo de alcohol e insatisfacción con la imagen corporal con una muestra de 1,582 participantes, no mostro asociación entre estas dos variables, pero los resultados mostraron una prevalencia elevada en cada variable dentro del grupo etario (Guimarães et al, 2019).…”

Comportamentos saudáveis na adolescência e seus impactos na promoção da saúde: revisão integrativa

“…Desse modo, entender e agir diante do contexto social e familiar dos adolescentes deve ser parte das ações de promoção à saúde, no que se refere a minimizar a chance de surgimento dos comportamentos de risco e levar a adoção de práticas protetoras em saúde, como o não uso de álcool, tabaco e outras drogas. Nesse sentido, o estudo 15 também destaca a questão de comportamentos de risco associados ao uso de drogas e afirma que devem ser abordadas estratégias educativas que atuem na imagem corporal e no uso abusivo de drogas (Rocha et al, 2022).…”

Harmful consumption and alcohol dependence in Peruvian university students with body dissatisfaction – an observational study

“…It has been proposed that the abuse of alcoholic beverages leads to sedentary activities, excessive consumption of calories and consequently to body dissatisfaction (CI) (Silva et al, 2019); alcohol abuse has also been described as relief from such disagreement (Rocha et al, 2022). This association is not totally clear; some studies do not nd an association between alcohol abuse and body dissatisfaction.…”

“…The transition between adolescence and maturity coincides with the beginning of university life. In this period, the disagreement of the self-perception of body image (CI) and alcohol abuse appears (Rocha et al, 2022).…”