Explanatory power of a model of socio-emotional competences associated to drug use among junior high-school students

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David Bruno Díaz-Negrete
Jessica Zapata-Tellez
P. Isaias Castillo-Franco
Lourdes María López-Granados
Alberto J. Córdova-Alcaráz
Carmen Fernández-Cáceres

Abstract

Introduction: the socio-emotional competences integrate knowledge, attitudes and abilities for the handling of affections, establish interpersonal relationships, and take responsible decisions, among others. The objective of this study was to estimate the explanatory power of a social-emotional competency model regarding drug use in junior high school students.


Method: ex post facto study, with a comparison sample of 512 students, separated in two groups: lifetime users and non-users. A questionnaire was applied that included scales of inadequate emotional regulation, low behavioral control, thoughtless decision making, difficulty in establishing positive relationships with peers and for school adjustment. Differences in means were analyzed and a logistic regression model was applied, including these variables as predictors for drug use.


Results: inadequate emotional regulation, poor school adjustment and low behavioral control were identified as significant predictors of experimental drug use.


Discussion: the findings corroborate the existing relationship between a social-emotional competencies deficit and substance use reported in other studies and provides an empirical basis for the development of preventive programs aimed to the school environment.

Keywords:
drug use ,  emotional regulation ,  behavioral control ,  school adjustment ,  students
Published: Dec 17, 2018

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Díaz-Negrete, D. B., Zapata-Tellez, J., Castillo-Franco, P. I., López-Granados, L. M., Córdova-Alcaráz, A. J., & Fernández-Cáceres, C. (2018). Explanatory power of a model of socio-emotional competences associated to drug use among junior high-school students. Revista Internacional De Investigación En Adicciones, 4(2), 25–32. https://doi.org/10.28931/riiad.2018.2.04
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