Associations of maternal and adolescent religiosity and spirituality with adolescent alcohol use in Chile: Implications for social work practice

Delva, Jorge; Andrade, Fernando H.; Sanhueza, Guillermo; Han, Yoonsun

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“…Congruent to what has been found in previous studies, religion and spirituality have been found to provide systems of meaning and feelings of strength to cope with stress and adversity (Hill & Pargament, 2003 ). Adolescents in the present study said they quit drinking alcohol as soon as they became spiritual, and this is in accord with findings that indicate that adolescent spirituality is a protective factor against deleterious alcohol use (Delva, Andrade, Sanhueza, & Han, 2013 ). Furthermore, religious or spiritual characteristics have shown to have strong relationships with depression (Dew et al, 2010 ).…”

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Exploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective

Glozah

2015

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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There is presently no internationally agreed upon set of indicators for assessing adolescent health and what “health and wellbeing” means to adolescents. The psychosocial context of family, friends, and school plays a crucial role in the construction of health and wellbeing by adolescents. In spite of this, not much is known about the meaning Ghanaian adolescents attach to their health and wellbeing and the role of stress and social support in the construction of this meaning. This study explores how perceived social support and stress influence the construction of the meaning of health and wellbeing to Ghanaian adolescents. Eleven respondents purposively selected from 770 males and females participated in semi-structured interviews, which were transcribed verbatim and analysed with thematic analysis. Findings pointed to the fact that health and wellbeing was largely construed as “ability to perform daily functions,” such as ability to take critical decisions and a general sense of vitality and mental strength. These were influenced by perceived social support (“encouragement and advice” and “religiosity or spirituality”) and stress (“teasing, strictness, quarrels, and arguments”). These findings suggest that effective communication, mutual respect, and support from significant others, in the midst of stressful life events, contribute substantially to a holistic construction and meaning of health and wellbeing by Ghanaian adolescents.

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Exploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective

Glozah

2015

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…La mayoría de los estudios realizados en Chile exploran el consumo de sustancias de abuso en adolescentes sobre los 12 o 13 años 3,27,31,[40][41][42][43] . Estudios muestran que a más temprana edad el inicio del consumo de alcohol, mayor es la probabilidad de tener problemas asociados al consumo excesivo de alcohol en la adolescencia tardía 18 , de dependencia a sustancias en la edad adulta 18 , suicidio 44 , violencia 45 y problemas conductuales 5 .…”

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“…Entre estos están: pobre comunicación padres-hijos 51 , disfunción familiar 41,52,53 y pobre monitoreo parental 28,43,54 . Nuestro estudio confirma estos hallazgos.…”

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Consumo de tabaco y alcohol en adolescentes de 10 a 14 años de la ciudad de San Felipe, Chile: prevalencia y factores asociados

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' smoking, or parental alcohol use. (Rev Med Chile 2016; 144: 465-475; sin embargo, hay autores que la extienden hasta mediados de los veinte años 7,8 . Debido a sus características, es posible dividirla en tres periodos: adolescencia temprana (10 a 13 años), media (14 a 16 años) y tardía (17 a 19 años) 9 . En particular, los adolescentes entre 10 y 13 años experimentan muchos estresores y modificaciones en su vida cotidiana, a nivel personal y de su entorno 10 . Por ejemplo, durante este período se producen cambios rápidos a nivel físico relacionados con el desarrollo sexual 10 y cambios cerebrales en las funciones ejecutivas y cognición social 11,12 . A su vez, los adolescentes se enfrentan a varias demandas psicosociales, como la lucha por reducir su dependencia hacia los padres, una creciente influencia e importancia del apego a sus pares y la búsqueda de la identidad personal 13,14 . También debemos considerar que este período está marcado por el desarrollo de distintas características a nivel cerebral, fundamentales para una mejor adaptación de adultos 7 : búsqueda de novedades, involucramiento social, intensidad emocional y creatividad 15 . Todo lo anterior, si bien es parte del desarrollo normal, y la gran mayoría de los adolescentes transita por este período sin grandes problemas, en algunos casos podemos observar dificultades en el desarrollo 16 . El consumo de sustancias de abuso en Chile parece estar comenzando a edades cada vez más tempranas 3 . Mientras más precoz es el inicio del consumo de una sustancia como el alcohol, mayor es la probabilidad de que este consumo se mantenga en el tiempo, genere trastornos psiquiátricos, y aumente la probabilidad de accidentes en la población adolescente 17,18 . Por otro lado, el uso precoz de tabaco y alcohol parecen aumentar la probabilidad del uso de drogas ilegales 17,19,20 . Los factores de riesgo y protectores asociados al uso de sustancias pueden agruparse, según el dominio de influencia, en: individuales, familiares, escolares, de pares y del entorno social o comunitario 21,22 . Varios factores han sido identificados a nivel internacional 22,23 , pero se hace necesario el estudio de ellos a nivel local para poder elaborar estrategias preventivas específicas, incorporando las necesidades de esa comunidad 22,24 . Pocos estudios en Chile han explorado el consumo de tabaco y alcohol en adolescentes de entre 10 y 14 años [25][26][27][28][29][30][31] , especialmente en el grupo de 10 a 13 años y sus factores asociados 32 . Los objetivos de esta investigación son determinar la prevalencia de vida del consumo de tabaco y alcohol en adolescentes entre 10 y 14 años, y estudiar su asociación con factores personales, familiares y escolares, usando como variables confundentes sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico. Material y Método ParticipantesSe invitó a participar a 10 colegios urbanos de la comuna de San Felipe, a cursos de 5° a 8° Básico, representativos de cada nivel socioeconó-mico (NSE): alto, medio y bajo. Se utilizó como referencia del NSE la clasificación d...

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“…Also, social workers might benefit from being more aware of the nature of the spiritual resources upon which young people may be drawing while working with youth using substance abuse. Spirituality was found as a protective factor against more deleterious alcohol use (Delva et al, 2015). Spirituality can be used not only in micro and mezzo level interventions, but also in macro level interventions targeting young people.…”

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Spirituality in Social Work Practice With Young College Students: A Validation Study

Özmete

Gök

Pak

2022

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to make an adaptation of the Spirituality Measurement Scale into Turkish to evaluate the spirituality of clients for social workers. Methods: A total of 385 students from the Department of Social Work at Ankara University, were included in the research. The online survey method was used as a data collection method. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a 5-factor model with 38 items similar to the original study. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found as 0.919 and test-retest reliability was 0.868 in this study. Also, concurrent validity analysis results confirmed that higher spirituality is associated with more positive life orientation and higher life satisfaction. Discussion: This study suggests that the Turkish Spirituality Measurement Scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool to be used in the social work field. Spirituality can be evaluated in the field of mental health in youth welfare.

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Associations of maternal and adolescent religiosity and spirituality with adolescent alcohol use in Chile: Implications for social work practice

Cited by 9 publications

References 26 publications

Exploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective

Exploring Ghanaian adolescents’ meaning of health and wellbeing: A psychosocial perspective

Consumo de tabaco y alcohol en adolescentes de 10 a 14 años de la ciudad de San Felipe, Chile: prevalencia y factores asociados

Spirituality in Social Work Practice With Young College Students: A Validation Study

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