L'adolescenza è una delle fasi più importanti della vita umana. Questo periodo è pieno di stimoli e tipi di influenza diversi: da parte dei genitori, dei coetanei e della società. È correlato a una maggiore suscettibilità a comportamenti problematici e all'impulsività. Per questo motivo è importante esplorare il tema dell'impulsività e del comportamento impulsivo.

METODI: Questo studio affronta l'impulsività negli adolescenti utilizzando un metodo di indagine basato su un questionario ceco, la Scala dell'impulsività Dolejš & Skopal (SIDS). Inoltre, verifica empiricamente la funzionalità della...

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...

La Canadian Community Epidemiology Network on Drug Use (CCENDU) è una rete pan-canadese di partner comunitari coordinata dal Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA). La rete ha sedi in British Columbia, Manitoba, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Quebec, Nuova Scozia e Terranova e Labrador.

Nell'aprile 2019, il CCENDU ha pubblicato un bollettino sui cambiamenti nell'uso di stimolanti e sui danni correlati, incentrato su metanfetamina e cocaina* sulla base dei dati raccolti dai siti CCENDU nel novembre 2018: Cambiamenti nell'uso di stimolanti e danni correlati: focus su metanfetamina e...

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