Contextual Determinants in Alcohol, Tobacco and Cannabis Consumption, Mood and Bullying during Adolescence

Ainara Díaz-Geada, Núria Obradors-Rial, Antoni Baena, Ester Teixidó-Compañó, Ester Colillas-Malet, Narmeen Mallah, Lucía Moure-Rodríguez, Francisco Caamaño-Isorna and Tivy Barón-Garcia
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Ainara Díaz-Geada: Department of Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Núria Obradors-Rial: Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, Spain
Antoni Baena: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), 08018 Barcelona, Spain
Ester Teixidó-Compañó: Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, Spain
Ester Colillas-Malet: Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, Spain
Narmeen Mallah: Department of Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Lucía Moure-Rodríguez: Department of Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Francisco Caamaño-Isorna: Department of Public Health, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Tivy Barón-Garcia: Faculty of Health Sciences of Manresa, University of Vic—Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), 08242 Manresa, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: The present study aimed to explore the differences in the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis, mood and bullying between adolescents. A cross-sectional study was carried out in five regions of Northern Spain (one in Galiza and four in central Catalonia) that share similar socioeconomic characteristics and encompass around 10,000 inhabitants each. Students living in Burela, Galiza ( N = 71) were compared to those of Central Catalonia ( N = 193). The independent variable was the municipality of residence. The dependent variables encompassed: weekly available pocket money, Family Affluence Scale, self-classified academic qualification, place of origin, alcohol consumption, tobacco and cannabis smoking, negative mood and bullying. The mean age and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of participants were similar between the regions (Burela: 15.90 years (15.68–16.13) and Central Catalonia: 15.36 years (15.28–15.44)). More than half of the participants were females (Burela, Galiza (53.5%) and Catalonia (54.9%)). Prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% CI were estimated using Poisson regression models. In comparison with adolescents from Burela (Galiza), those living in Central Catalonia had higher prevalence of diverse academic levels (adjusted PR = 3.92 (1.78–8.66)), tobacco consumption (adjusted PR = 2.41 (1.47–3.97)) and negative mood (adjusted PR = 5.97 (3.05–11.70)). Even when dealing with regions with similar socioeconomic characteristics and number of inhabitants, differences exist in terms of the socioeconomic level, tobacco consumption, mood and bullying, as reported by adolescents.

Keywords: adolescents; social inequalities; territorial inequalities; socioeconomic factors; drug use; bullying; negative mood (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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