Self-esteem, perceived self-efficacy, consumption of tobacco and alcohol in secondary students from urban and rural areas of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Maldonado, Raúl Martínez; Pedrão, Luiz Jorge; Castillo, María Magdalena Alonso; García, Karla Selene López; Rodríguez, Nora Nelly Oliva

doi:10.1590/s0104-11692008000700018

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“…For example, individuals from small rural areas seem to incorporate themselves into adulthood early in life, thus reporting increased participation in non-healthy behaviors. The fact that risk behaviors tend to increase again in larger cities could be related to a higher exposure to incentives to participate in these behaviors, such as higher prevalence in the community and a higher presence of marketing in larger areas [42]. …”

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“…With a trend of increasing prevalence of smoking among adolescents, interventions are being targeted to this group. In addition, because risk behaviors usually reinforce each other, alcohol and drug consumption are also public health concerns regarding adolescents in Mexico, with a vast literature addressing these behaviors and their correlates [42,45-47]. …”

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Socioeconomic status, urbanicity and risk behaviors in Mexican youth: an analysis of three cross-sectional surveys

Gutiérrez

Atienzo

2011

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundThe relationship between urbanicity and adolescent health is a critical issue for which little empirical evidence has been reported. Although an association has been suggested, a dichotomous rural versus urban comparison may not succeed in identifying differences between adolescent contexts. This study aims to assess the influence of locality size on risk behaviors in a national sample of young Mexicans living in low-income households, while considering the moderating effect of socioeconomic status (SES).MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of three national surveys of low-income households in Mexico in different settings: rural, semi-urban and urban areas. We analyzed risk behaviors in 15-21-year-olds and their potential relation to urbanicity. The risk behaviors explored were: tobacco and alcohol consumption, sexual initiation and condom use. The adolescents' localities of residence were classified according to the number of inhabitants in each locality. We used a logistical model to identify an association between locality size and risk behaviors, including an interaction term with SES.ResultsThe final sample included 17,974 adolescents from 704 localities in Mexico. Locality size was associated with tobacco and alcohol consumption, showing a similar effect throughout all SES levels: the larger the size of the locality, the lower the risk of consuming tobacco or alcohol compared with rural settings. The effect of locality size on sexual behavior was more complex. The odds of adolescent condom use were higher in larger localities only among adolescents in the lowest SES levels. We found no statically significant association between locality size and sexual initiation.ConclusionsThe results suggest that in this sample of adolescents from low-income areas in Mexico, risk behaviors are related to locality size (number of inhabitants). Furthermore, for condom use, this relation is moderated by SES. Such heterogeneity suggests the need for more detailed analyses of both the effects of urbanicity on behavior, and the responses--which are also heterogeneous--required to address this situation.

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Socioeconomic status, urbanicity and risk behaviors in Mexican youth: an analysis of three cross-sectional surveys

Gutiérrez

Atienzo

2011

BMC Public Health

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“…Perceived self-efficacy is therefore essential in coping with events that the person considers threatening so that the higher the self-efficacy, the lower the stress level and the greater the ability to adapt [ 29 , 30 ]. Having a high level of self-efficacy improves both the confidence that people have in themselves, as well as in their abilities [ 31 , 32 ], which also contributes to an increase in emotional well-being, quality of life and coping with stressful situations [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Influence of Coping and Self-Efficacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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(1) Background: Coping includes the specific cognitive processes and behaviours that the patient uses when faced with the stress of living with a chronic disease. Self-efficacy is the knowledge that individuals have about their abilities and their confidence to face a problem or cope with a situation (disease). The aim of this study was to explore the role of coping and self-efficacy in inflammatory bowel disease. (2) Materials and Methods: A total of 92 participants were included (33 had been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, 23 with ulcerative colitis and 36 were healthy participants). The Coping Strategies Inventory was used to measure which coping strategies were employed, differentiating them as active or passive. The General Self-Efficacy Scale was used to measure self-efficacy. (3) Results: The results indicate that people with inflammatory bowel disease used strategies related to passive coping more than healthy people (mean of 36.39 ± 13.92 vs. 29.77 ± 10.70, p = 0.017). Additionally, people with inflammatory bowel disease used social withdrawal more than healthy participants (mean of 8.30 ± 5.07 vs. 4.47 ± 4.17, p < 0.001). In addition, there are significant differences in emotion-focused engagement coping strategies. People with inflammatory bowel disease used this strategy less than healthy people (mean of 21.77 ± 7.75 vs. 25.03 ± 7.00, p = 0.044). Finally, healthy participants used the emotion-focused disengagement strategy less than those diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (mean of 9.81 ± 7.74 vs. 15.61 ± 10.14, p = 0.004). (4) Conclusions: Actions aimed at the development of active coping strategies and patient socialisation must be included in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.

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“…[18][19][20] Finally, factors such as alcohol and tobacco use are weak predictors of self-efficacy. 21,22 Several studies using functional MRI and PET scans have shown that brain development begins from behind and towards the front, that is, the hypothalamic limbic system (which controls our emotions) matures first and the prefrontal cortex (which controls the hypothalamic limbic system and helps to make rational decisions with an ability to see the future consequences of one's actions) matures last-at around 25 years. Hence, it is expected that there may be agebased differences in brain development among adolescents (17-19 yrs.)…”

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‘I am enough!’ study of social self-efficacy in female AYA college students

Bhave,

Adsul,

Nanda

et al. 2023

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The Association of Adolescents and Child Care in India (AACCI; www.aacci.in) conducts multicentric studies on youth behavior in India using openly accessible psychometric tools. This study is part of a multi-centric youth project “Building Resilience in Youth;” we used Connolly’s (1989) Social Self-Efficacy Scale (SSES) to explore the relationship between social self-efficacy (SSE), an important soft skill for adolescents and young adults (AYAs), and several sociodemographic variables, including age, sibling status, academic course, engagement in extracurricular activities, perceived Internet/social media usage and dependence, substance use, and perception of control over one’s life. The study design was a cross-sectional study conducted in 2018 with 354 female AYAs aged 17 to 21 years from an all-women, multi-stream college in Delhi. The results showed that participants in the 17-19 age group had higher total SSES scores along with the Friendship/Intimacy, group, and Giving/Receiving Help subscales. Participants engaging in extracurricular competitions had a higher total SSES score including Assertiveness, Group, Public Performance, and Giving/Receiving Help subscales. Participants who had no siblings scored higher on the Friendship/Intimacy subscale. Participants competing in sports competitions score higher on the public performance subscale. All other demographic variables did not have a statistically significant relationship with the total and subscale SSES scores. The results allowed the management to conduct parent and student workshops. In addition, more studies are needed to qualitatively understand the role of age, extracurricular competitions, and sibling status on SSE with a more diverse sample

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Self-esteem, perceived self-efficacy, consumption of tobacco and alcohol in secondary students from urban and rural areas of Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

Cited by 19 publications

References 7 publications

Socioeconomic status, urbanicity and risk behaviors in Mexican youth: an analysis of three cross-sectional surveys

Socioeconomic status, urbanicity and risk behaviors in Mexican youth: an analysis of three cross-sectional surveys

Influence of Coping and Self-Efficacy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

‘I am enough!’ study of social self-efficacy in female AYA college students

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