Emotional and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Drunkenness and the Use of Tobacco and Cannabis in Adolescence: Independent or Interactive Effects?

Abstract

Emotional and psychosocial factors showed significant interactive effects on substance use. Emotional control, which tended to buffer the effects of potential risk factors, and peers' substance use were consistent predictors of substance use. In contrast, the role of other factors depended on the substance under study, with depression and peers' conventional behavior being part of interactive terms for tobacco use and cannabis use only, and the quality of parent-child relationships being absent from the final model on cannabis use. Conclusions/Importance: Exploring interactions and potential substance-specific effects is fundamental to reach a better understanding of how emotional and psychosocial factors work in concert relative to substance use in adolescence.

Family Related Variables’ Influences on Adolescents’ Health Based on Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Database, an AI-Assisted Scoping Review, and Narrative Synthesis

“…Analogously, twelve studies employed a cross-sectional design to examine the effects of the satisfaction with family relationships on adolescents’ health. Seven of them considered health behaviours as outcomes, including substance use ( Zaborskis and Sirvyte, 2015 ; García-Moya et al, 2017 ; Sumskas and Zaborskis, 2017 ; Lee et al, 2020 ), physical activity ( Veloso et al, 2012 ; Urchaga et al, 2020 ), and toothbrushing ( Levin and Currie, 2010 ). Five studies investigated the effect on adolescents’ mental health, such as suicide and self-harm ( Samm et al, 2010 ; Zaborskis et al, 2016 ), life satisfaction ( Resnick, 2014 ; Moreno-Maldonado et al, 2020a ; Urchaga et al, 2020 ), emotional wellbeing ( Samm et al, 2010 ; Resnick, 2014 ; Urchaga et al, 2020 ).…”

“…Two studies analysed the moderating role of satisfaction with family relationships. In detail, an article suggested that such satisfaction can interact with adolescents’ emotional control and peers’ conventional behaviours to influence their frequency of drunkenness and tobacco use, respectively ( Garcia-Moya et al, 2017 ). Another article examined whether family environmental contributors can decrease the negative influences of bullying experiences on adolescents’ mental health through family relationships satisfaction, parental support, family resources, and parent-child communications, although the findings indicated no significant moderating effect of all the family factors ( Resnick, 2014 ).…”

“…For instance, a study suggested that the low satisfaction with family increased the negative effect of parental unemployment on adolescent girls’ mental health ( Frasquilho et al, 2017 ). Family environment modified the effects of adolescents’ direct social context, such as school ( Freeman et al, 2011 ) and peer relationships ( Tomé et al, 2012 ; García-Moya et al, 2017 ; Hong et al, 2020 ). A study also found that family-level interacted with country-level context as well.…”

Studying the Prevalence of Behavioral Health Risk Factors in High Schoolers

“…Оценка самочувствия после учебных занятий позволила выявить повышен ное утомление у большинства обучающихся старшей школы: на возникновение слабости и утомляемости чаще, чем раз в неделю указали две трети школьников (69,6 ± 1,0 %), процент девочек был при этом значительно выше, чем мальчиков (73,5 ± 1,2 % и 63,1 ± 1,7 % соот ветственно, р < 0,001). Соматические жалобы являются важным показателем здоровья детей [25]. Подросткам было предложено дать оценку уровня своей удовлетворенности жизнью, ис пользуя визуальную аналоговую шкалу, которая имеет 11 ступенек: верхняя ступенька означает наилучшую возможную жизнь, а нижняянаихудшую 2 .…”