CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO: A adolescência é uma das fases mais importantes da vida humana. Esse período é repleto de diferentes estímulos e tipos de influência – dos pais, dos colegas e da sociedade. Está relacionada à maior suscetibilidade a comportamentos problemáticos e à impulsividade. Por isso, é importante explorar o tema da impulsividade e do comportamento impulsivo.

MÉTODOS: Este estudo aborda a impulsividade em adolescentes usando um método de questionário tcheco, a Escala de Impulsividade Dolejš & Skopal (SIDS). Também verifica empiricamente a funcionalidade da escala e aponta suas...

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.

AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the self-schema, specifically the physical proportions represented by BMI, and risk behaviour. The secondary aims were research on the relations between the self-schema, specifically the physical proportions represented by BMI, and sex and age.

METHOD: In the research we used the 46-item modified version of the Risk Behaviour Questionnaire (Čerešník, 2016).

SAM...

INTRODUCTION: Individuals who visit nightclubs and electronic dance music (EDM) festivals tend to use psychoactive substances, often multiple substances, in this setting and are at risk of serious negative health effects. This paper aims to explore respondents’ experiences and perceptions in order to have a better understanding of patterns and motives related to psychoactive substance use and high-risk behaviours in EDM event attendees.

METHODS: In-depth and focus group interviews with 30 EDM event attendees who reported psychoactive substance use at nightlife events. The data was analysed...

Background

There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment services. Prior research suggests that certain minoritised groups may be less likely to have ever been referred for screening, and research on intersectionality suggests that these disparities may be exacerbated for racially minoritised females.

Methods

Multivariate logistic regression and interaction effects were employed to analyse longitudinal data from...

The Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) is a pan-Canadian network of community partners co-ordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). The network has sites in British Columbia, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

In April 2019, CCENDU published a bulletin on changes in stimulant use and related harms, which focused on methamphetamine and cocaine* based on data collected by CCENDU sites in November 2018: Changes in Stimulant Use and Related Harms: Focus on Methamphetamine and Cocaine.1 The...

BACKGROUND:

Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.

AIMS:

The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of adolescent participation in structured leisure activities (SLA), and the type of SLA contribute to adolescent alcohol use and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and type of SLA on the relationship between the frequency of adolescent participation in SLA and adolescent alcohol use.

METHODS

Embora mais de 1 em cada 3 indivíduos dos EUA desenvolvam um transtorno de uso de substâncias durante a vida, relativamente pouco se sabe sobre os padrões de longo prazo dos sintomas do transtorno do uso de substâncias desde a adolescência até a idade adulta.

Pontos-chave

Pergunta  Quais são os padrões de longo prazo dos sintomas do transtorno do uso de substâncias desde a adolescência até a idade adulta?

Achados  Neste estudo nacional multicohort de 5317 indivíduos seguidos de idades entre 18 e 50 anos, a maioria dos adolescentes com sintomas de transtorno de uso de substâncias mais graves...