Individual and contextual factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among Chilean adolescents: A multilevel study

TY - JOUR

T1 - Individual and contextual factors associated with tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use among Chilean adolescents

T2 - A multilevel study

AU - Gaete, Jorge

AU - Araya, Ricardo

N1 - Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

PY - 2017/4

Y1 - 2017/4

N2 - We studied the association between individual and contextual variables and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the last 30 days preceding the study, considering the hierarchical nature of students nested in schools. We used the 7th Chilean National School Survey of Substance Use (2007) covering 45,273 students (aged 12-21 years old) along with information from 1465 schools provided by the Chilean Ministry of Education. Multilevel univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were performed. We found a significant intra-class correlation within schools for all substances in the study. Common (e.g., availability of pocket money, more time spent with friends, poor parental monitoring, poor school bonding, bullying others, and lower risk perception of substance use) and unique predictors (e.g., school achievement on national tests) were identified. These findings may help in planning and conducting preventive interventions to reduce substance use.

AB - We studied the association between individual and contextual variables and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the last 30 days preceding the study, considering the hierarchical nature of students nested in schools. We used the 7th Chilean National School Survey of Substance Use (2007) covering 45,273 students (aged 12-21 years old) along with information from 1465 schools provided by the Chilean Ministry of Education. Multilevel univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were performed. We found a significant intra-class correlation within schools for all substances in the study. Common (e.g., availability of pocket money, more time spent with friends, poor parental monitoring, poor school bonding, bullying others, and lower risk perception of substance use) and unique predictors (e.g., school achievement on national tests) were identified. These findings may help in planning and conducting preventive interventions to reduce substance use.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85014069627

U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.02.011

DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.02.011

M3 - Article

C2 - 28259098

SN - 0140-1971

VL - 56

SP - 166

EP - 178

JO - Journal of Adolescence

JF - Journal of Adolescence

ER -