Sofrimento psicológico, consumo de tabaco, álcool e outros fatores psicossociais em adolescentes portugueses

• Autor(a) principal: Cerqueira, Ana
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Gaspar, Tania, Guedes, Fábio Botelho, Madeira, Sara Alexandra Gamboa, Matos, Margarida Gaspar de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/38396
• topic: Substance use; Parents; Friends; School

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of tobacco, alcohol and social factors (communication with parents, relationships with friends and liking school) on psychological factors as well as differences in gender and school years. The sample consisted of adolescents who participated in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBCS) study, in 2018, in Portugal and had the participation of 8215 adolescents of the 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades, being 52,7% females, with a mean age of 14.36 years (SD=2,18). The results showed that adolescents who have good communication with parents and who like school show fewer psychological symptoms. On the other hand, a bad relationship with friends arises related to an increase in psychological symptoms. The consumption of tobacco and alcohol did not present differences of gender, however they vary according to the school year and relate negatively to psychological symptoms. The results found reinforce the importance of communication and relationship with parents as protective factors and demonstrate that the relationship with friends can be a protective factor for wellbeing. It is therefore crucial to simultaneously help young people to develop strategies to minimize potential adverse effects of this relationship, in particular as regards peer pressure and consequently reduce their impact on their physical and mental health.