Social Skills, Competence, and Drug Refusal Efficacy as Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use

Scheier, Lawrence M.; Botvin, Gilbert J.; Diaz, Tracy; Griffin, Kenneth W.

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“…Similar observation was made by American researchers (Scheier et al, 1999). The study analysed to what degree selfconfidence and related social skills, personal competence as well as refusal efficacy could predict alcohol abuse.…”

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“…Poor refusal efficacy was associated with more risk-taking, lower level of education, less developed competence and more intense alcohol use. Higher personal competence was associated with lower alcohol use but had no long-term effects on alcohol use (Scheier et al, 1999).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Males are at a higher risk for both poor refusal skills and higher alcohol involvement. Adolescents characterized by poorly developed social skills reported lower refusal efficacy, lower level of education, poor competence and more intense alcohol use (Scheier et al, 1999). Poor refusal efficacy was associated with more risk-taking, lower level of education, less developed competence and more intense alcohol use.…”

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Changes of indicators of social intelligence for substance use disorders patients: Before Minnesota program, after program treatment and six months later

Sudraba¹,

Mārtinsone

Arnis

2014

SHS Web of Conferences

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Abstract. Aim: to estimate indicator changes of Social Intelligence (SI) of substance use disorders (SUD) patients before Minnesota program (MP), after MP treatment and six months later. Material and methods: The first measurement was done at the beginning of treatment in Minnesota program (MP), the second measurement was done, when program was finished. The third measurement was done 6 months after treatment. Selection of research was composed by 204 respondents with diagnosis of SUD (F10.2 -F19.2, ICD-10), average age 36,9 (SD = 11, 1); 61.3% − male; 79.4% − alcoholics. Instruments: Trømso Social Intelligence Scale, TSIS (Silvera, Martinussen, Dahl, 2001). Scale of SI consists of 21 items, building 3 factors: Social information processing (SP), social skills (SS), social awareness (SA). Descriptive and ANOVA was used for data processing. Results and Conclusions. After data of descriptive statistic, SI indicators increase for MP patients in all 3 scales after treatment and 6 months later. In comparing SI results for MP patients both male and female, in all three measurements, descriptive and conclusive statistical data (Bonferroni test) show that statistically significant time effect (p ≤ 0.05) appears in the total SI for men, furthermore, the changes occurred between the 1st and 3rd measurements.

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Changes of indicators of social intelligence for substance use disorders patients: Before Minnesota program, after program treatment and six months later

Sudraba¹,

Mārtinsone

Arnis

2014

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“…Essas dificuldades podem levar o jovem a uma fuga via uso de substâncias que ocasionam ainda mais perturbações em seu desempenho social (Scheier, Botvin, Diaz & Griffin, 1999).…”

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Estudo das habilidades sociais em adolescentes usuários de maconha

Wagner¹,

Oliveira²

2009

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RESUMO.Esse estudo objetivou avaliar as habilidades sociais de adolescentes usuários de maconha e comparar seu desempenho com o de não-usuários. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Inventário de Habilidades Sociais -IHS; Screening Cognitivo do WISC-III e do WAIS-III, Inventários de Ansiedade e Depressão de Beck. A amostra constituiu-se de 98 adolescentes, com idades de 15 a 22 anos, dos quais 49 eram usuários de maconha e 49 não o eram. Os resultados mostraram maiores prejuízos no grupo de usuários de maconha no screening cognitivo e na presença de sintomas de ansiedade e depressão. Os achados evidenciaram diferenças estatísticas significativas no grupo de usuários de maconha, com um desempenho mais prejudicado no Fator 4 (auto-exposição a desconhecidos ou a situações novas) e no Fator 5 (autocontrole da agressividade em situações aversivas). Conclui-se que adolescentes usuários de maconha apresentam mais prejuízos nas habilidades do que adolescentes não usuários de substâncias.Palavras-chave: habilidades sociais, adolescentes, maconha. THE SOCIAL SKILLS STUDY IN ADOLESCENTS MARIJUANA USERSABSTRACT. The present study intends to evaluate the social skills of adolescent marijuana users comparing their performance with non users. The instruments were: Inventory of Social Skills -IHS; Cognitive Screening of the WISC-III and the WAIS-III and Inventories of Anxiety and Depression of Beck. The sample consisted of 98 adolescents, 49 marijuana users and 49 non users, aged between 15 and 22. The results showed higher impairments in the group of marijuana users at the cognitive screening and in the presence of symptoms of anxiety and depression. The findings indicate significant statistical differences in the group of users, with a more impaired performance in Factor 4, Self-exposition to strangers or to new situations and Factor 5, Self-control of aggressiveness in aversive situations. The study concluded that adolescent marijuana users present more impairment in the social skills than adolescent non marijuana users.Key words: Social skills, adolescents; marijuana. ESTUDIO DE LAS HABILIDADES SOCIALES EN ADOLESCENTES USUARIOS DE MARIHUANARESUMEN. Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo evaluar las habilidades sociales de adolescentes usuarios de marihuana y comparar su desempeño con adolescentes no usuarios de esta droga. Los instrumentos utilizados fueron: Inventario de Habilidades Sociales -IHS; Screening Cognitivo del WISC-III y del WAIS-III, Inventarios de Ansiedad y Depresión de Beck. La muestra se constituyó de 98 adolescentes, 49 usuarios de marihuana y 49 no usuarios, con edades entre 15 y 22 años. Los resultados mostraron mayores perjuicios en el grupo de usuarios de marihuana en el screening cognitivo y en la presencia de síntomas de ansiedad y depresión. Los hallazgos evidenciaron diferencias estadísticas significativas en el grupo de usuarios de marihuana, con un desempeño más perjudicado en el Factor 4, Autoexposición a desconocidos o a situaciones nuevas y en el Factor 5, Autocontrol de la agresividad a situacion...

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“…Drinking refusal skills also lowered the odds of drinking cross-sectionally among youth residing in public housing (Williams, Epstein, Botvin, Schinke & Diaz, 1998). Conversely, poor refusal skills have been associated with greater alcohol use longitudinally (Scheier, Botvin, Diaz & Griffin, 1999).…”

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Media resistance skills and drug skill refusal techniques: What is their relationship with alcohol use among inner-city adolescents?

Epstein¹,

Botvin²

2008

Addictive Behaviors

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Past research related to alcohol advertising examined whether underage adolescents were targets of the alcohol industry and what impact such adverting had on adolescent drinking. The purpose of this study was to longitudinally examine the impact of media resistance skills on subsequent drinking among adolescents residing in inner-city regions of New York City. The study also tested whether drug skill refusal techniques (knowing how to say no to alcohol and other drugs) mediated the relationship between media resistance skills and adolescent drinking. A panel sample of baseline, 1-year and 2-year follow-ups (N = 1318) from the control group of a longitudinal drug abuse prevention trial participated. A series of structural equations models showed that media resistance skills directly negatively predicted alcohol use two years later and that drug skill refusal techniques mediated this effect. Baseline media resistance skills were associated with 1-year drug skill refusal techniques, which in turn negatively predicted 2-year alcohol use. These findings provided empirical support for including media resistance skills and drug skill refusal techniques in alcohol prevention programs.

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Social Skills, Competence, and Drug Refusal Efficacy as Predictors of Adolescent Alcohol Use

Cited by 115 publications

References 47 publications

Changes of indicators of social intelligence for substance use disorders patients: Before Minnesota program, after program treatment and six months later

Changes of indicators of social intelligence for substance use disorders patients: Before Minnesota program, after program treatment and six months later

Estudo das habilidades sociais em adolescentes usuários de maconha

Media resistance skills and drug skill refusal techniques: What is their relationship with alcohol use among inner-city adolescents?

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