Relationship between risk perception and alcohol consumption in adolescents

Authors

  • Martha Dalila Mendez-Ruiz
  • María Teresa de Jesús Alonso-Castillo
  • María Magdalena Alonso-Castillo
  • J. Isaac Uribe-Alvarado
  • Nora Angélica Armendáriz-García

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i3p161-167

Keywords:

Perception; Risk; Adolescent; Alcoholic Beverages; Students

Abstract

The aim of the study was to discover the relationship between risk perception and alcohol consumption in adolescents in high school. This was a descriptive, correlational study. The sample was probabilistic, stratified by semester with allocation proportional to the size of each stratum, in a sample of 345 adolescents. We used identity cards, the Alcohol Risk Perception Questionnaire and the AUDIT instrument. The results showed a significant negative relationship between the risk perception rate and the AUDIT (rs= -.418, p=.001). We can conclude that the higher the perceived risk, the lower the alcohol consumption among adolescents.

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Published

2015-09-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Original Article

How to Cite

Mendez-Ruiz, M. D., Alonso-Castillo, M. T. de J., Alonso-Castillo, M. M., Uribe-Alvarado, J. I., & Armendáriz-García, N. A. (2015). Relationship between risk perception and alcohol consumption in adolescents. SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool E Drogas (Edição Em Português), 11(3), 161-167. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i3p161-167