The role of family relations, spirituality and entertainment in moderating peer influence and drug use among students of eight universities from five countries in Latin America and three from the Caribbean

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Jaime Alonso Caravaca Morera¹  Aydee Rivera De Parada¹  Bridgt Ogowewo¹  Howard Gough¹  Maria Magaly Scott Alava¹  Maria Terezinha Zeferino¹  Mia Jules¹  Rashalee Mitchell¹  Rolando Salazar Sarmiento¹  Anadergh Barbosa-branco¹  Akwatu Khenti¹ 

关键词: Drug abuse;    University;    Family;    Cultural factors;    Peer group;    Abuso de drogas;    Universidade;    Família;    Fatores culturais;    Grupo de pares;    Consumo de drogas;    Universidad;    Familia;    Factores culturales;    Grupo paritario;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072015001130014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study is a multi-centric investigation on the role of family relations, spirituality and entertainment in moderating the relationship between peer influence and drug use (licit and illicit) among students from eight universities from five countries in Latin-America and three from the Caribbean. The sample was composed by 2198 university students from faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities/Health Sciences. Drug use was the dependent variable and the level of peer influence (number of friends who use drugs) was the independent variable. The results showed that problematic family relationship, high number of party-based entertainment and high number of friends on drugs use (peer influence) increased the odds of youths using illicit drugs. The only interaction statistically significant for licit and illicit drug use was party-based entertainment and friends on drugs. The use of licit drugs presented large variability among universities in the sample, potentially influenced by cultural/religious aspects.

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