Component Analysis of a School-Based Substance Use Prevention Program in Spain: Contributions of Problem Solving and Social Skills Training Content

Espada, José P.; Griffin, Kenneth W.; Pereira, Juan Ramón; Orgilés, Mireia; Garcı́a-Fernández, José Manuel

doi:10.1007/s11121-011-0249-y

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“…Interventions to improve WM have already been tested with some success , and can be delivered universally at young ages . Furthermore, given the importance of impulsivity as a contributor to early alcohol use, combining WM training with skill‐building programs that enhance decision making and problem solving may be especially effective in reducing impulsive behavior. The ability of WM interventions to reduce early and risky alcohol use through the potential reduction in dysfunctional forms of impulsivity seems promising, and warrants further investigation.…”

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Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

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Aims 1) To evaluate the role of pre-existing weakness in working memory ability (WM) as a risk factor for early alcohol use as mediated by different forms of impulsivity. 2) To assess the adverse effects of progressive alcohol use on variations in WM over time. Design, Setting and Participants A community sample of 358 adolescents [48% males, Meanage(baseline) = 11.4± 0.87 years] from a longitudinal cohort design, assessed annually over four consecutive years with less than 6% attrition. Measurements Repeated assessments were conducted for the following key variables: WM (based on performance on four separate tasks), frequency of alcohol use (AU), and three forms of impulsivity, namely sensation seeking (SS), acting-without-thinking (AWT) and delay discounting (DD). Latent growth curve modeling procedures were used to identify individual trajectories of change for all key variables. Findings Weakness in WM (at baseline) significantly predicted both concurrent alcohol use and increased frequency of use over the four waves (p <.05). This effect was entirely mediated by two forms of impulsivity, AWT and DD, both of which were characterized by underlying weakness in WM. No individual variation was observed in the slopes of WM, which suggests that individual variations in alcohol use were not associated with changes in WM in our early adolescent sample. Conclusions Early adolescent alcohol use may be a consequence of (pre-existing) weaknesses in working memory (WM) rather than a cause of it. Efforts to reduce early alcohol use should consider the distinct roles of different impulsivity dimensions, in addition to WM, as potential targets of intervention.

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Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

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“…Total scores provide an index of global problem-solving skills, with higher scores indicating greater ability. The Spanish adaptation of this measure has demonstrated sound psychometric properties [49], and is suitable for use in the school context [50]. …”

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Depression Symptom Trajectories and Associated Risk Factors among Adolescents in Chile

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Adolescence is a key period for studying the development of depression, with studies in Europe and North America showing a pattern of elevated risk that begins in early adolescence and continues to increase as adolescents age. Few studies have examined the course of adolescent depression and associated risk factors in low and middle-income countries. This longitudinal cohort study examined depression symptom trajectories and risk factors in a sample of socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents in Chile (n = 2,508). Data were collected over an 18-month period as part of a clinical trial for secondary students aged 12 to 18 (median age 14). Clinical levels of depression were prevalent in this sample at baseline (35% for girls and 28% for boys); yet latent growth models of symptom trajectories revealed a pattern of decreasing symptoms over time. There was evidence of an anxiety-depression developmental pathway for girls, with elevated anxiety levels initially predicting poorer depression outcomes later on. Poor problem-solving skills were associated with initial depression levels but did not predict the course of depressive symptoms. Critically, the declining symptom trajectories raise important methodological issues regarding the effects of repeated assessment in longitudinal studies.

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“…Un estudio meta-analítico realizado en España mostró que entre los componentes más comúnmente utilizados en los programas de prevención del consumo de drogas en adolescentes se halla el entrenamiento en resolución de problemas (Espada et al, 2002). Recientemente, un estudio longitudinal presentó evidencia del impacto del componente de entrenamiento en resolución de problemas sobre variables mediadoras y de resultado en el consumo de drogas a través del desmantelamiento de un programa preventivo del consumo de drogas en adolescentes (Espada, Griffin, Pereira, Orgilés y García-Fernández, 2012;Espada y Méndez, 2003). Pérez de la Barrera (2012) encuentra que los adolescentes con puntuaciones más altas en resolución de problemas fueron los estudiantes no consumidores de marihuana y otras sustancias.…”

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Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

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Resumen: Este estudio presenta como objetivos: 1) estudiar el consumo de drogas, la conducta prosocial y la resolución de problemas en función del sexo y la edad, y 2) analizar la asociación de la conducta prosocial y las habilidades de resolución de problemas con el consumo de drogas. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo con un diseño transversal. La muestra se compuso de 567 escolares de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (48.14% chicos) con edades entre 14 y 17 años (M = 14.92; DT = .90). Se hallaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el consumo de alcohol y conducta prosocial en función del sexo, así como en el consumo de alcohol y cannabis en función de la edad. Cuando se controló el efecto de la edad y el sexo dentro de los modelos de regresión, la variable que mejor predijo el consumo de alcohol y cannabis fue la conducta prosocial. Los resultados de este estudio resaltan la importancia de promover conductas prosociales como factor de protección del consumo de alcohol y cannabis en la etapa adolescente. Palabras clave: adolescencia; consumo de drogas; conducta prosocial; resolución de problemas.Title: Relationship of the prosocial behaviour, the problem-solving skills and the use of drugs amongst adolescents. Abstract: The objectives of the present study are the following ones: 1) to study the use of drugs, the prosocial behaviour and the problem-solving skills with respect to age and gender, and 2) to analyze the association of both the prosocial behaviour and the problem-solving skills with the use of drugs. An descriptive cross-sectional study was performed, amongst a sample of 567 students in Spanish Compulsory Secondary Education (48.14% males) with an age range from 14 to 17 years (M = 14.92; SD = .90). Statistically significant differences were found concerning alcohol use and the prosocial behaviour with respect to gender, as well as concerning alcohol and cannabis use with respect to age. When we controlled the effect of age and sex in the regression models, the variable that best predicted alcohol and cannabis use was prosocial behavior. The results from this study enhance the importance of tailored interventions based on the promotion of prosocial behaviours as fundamental protective factor for substances use such as alcohol and cannabis amongst adolescents. Key words: adolescence; drug use; prosocial behaviour; problem solving. 1* AntecedentesLa mayor parte de los estudios recientes sobre el consumo de drogas en la etapa adolescente se centran en los factores de riesgo como las conductas de tipo antisocial (Brindas, Rodríguez, López-Cepero, Rodríguez y Estrada, 2012; Contreras, Molina y Cano, 2012; López y Rodríguez-Arias, 2012; Torregrosa, Inglés, García-Fernández, Gázquez, Díaz y Bermejo, 2012). La evidencia empírica sobre estas conductas de riesgo es más consistente que en el caso de los factores de protección del consumo de drogas como son la conducta prosocial y las estrategias de resolución de problemas (Fang, Barnes-Ceeny y Schinke, 2011; López y Rodríguez-Arias, 2010; Triplett y...

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Component Analysis of a School-Based Substance Use Prevention Program in Spain: Contributions of Problem Solving and Social Skills Training Content

Cited by 36 publications

References 29 publications

Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

Working memory ability predicts trajectories of early alcohol use in adolescents: the mediational role of impulsivity

Depression Symptom Trajectories and Associated Risk Factors among Adolescents in Chile

Relación entre conducta prosocial, resolución de problemas y consumo de drogas en adolescentes

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