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Horizonte sanitario
On-line version ISSN 2007-7459Print version ISSN 1665-3262
Abstract
VICTORINO BARRA, Arminda et al. Strategies of Family Coping and the Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption among Secondary School Adolescents. Horiz. sanitario [online]. 2020, vol.19, n.1, pp.59-67. Epub Nov 26, 2020. ISSN 2007-7459. https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a19n1.3397.
Objective
To determine the Family Coping Strategies and the Prevalence of Alcohol Consumption among Secondary school Adolescents.
Materials and methods
The present research was a descriptive correlational study, with a stratified probabilistic sampling with allocation proportional to the size of each stratum and with simple random selection (n = 171 students). The Family Coping Questionnaire that analyzes family coping strategies was used, and among these resources, study the social support of the community, friends and neighbors, strategies in solving problems, assessment that the family stressor, spiritual support and inclination to ask for help.
Results
The prevalence of alcohol consumption having the overall prevalence with 59.6%, 95% CI [0.52-0.67]; the lipsic prevalence with 43.3% 95% CI [0.36-0.51]; the current prevalence with 33.9% 95% CI [0.27-0.41] and with 17% 95% CI [0.11-0.23] instantaneous prevalence. Regarding the relationship between family coping strategies and the prevalence of alcohol consumption, a negative and significant relationship was found (rs =-.290, p =.003).
Conclusion
A lower external family coping strategy (friend / family support, spiritual support, formal support and neighbor’s support) perceived by adolescents, a lower the age of alcohol consumption of secondary school students.
Keywords : Coping behavior; Alcohol Consumption; Adolescents; Family Relations.