School adolescents: Association between the bullying experience and the alcohol/drug consumption1

Abstract

Objective: to estimate the prevalence of high risk for the adolescents’ experience of bullying and their association with alcohol/drug use. Method: cross-sectional study carried out at a public school in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The data collection was carried out through a standardized form with 239 adolescents between October/2014 and January/2015. The data were processed in the Stata Program version 12. Results: the study showed a high prevalence of high risk for direct aggression (45.61%), relational (43.5%) and victimization (55.23%). A statistically significant association was identified between the high risk for direct aggression and the consumption of alcoholic beverages, as well as between the relational bullying and marijuana consumption. Conclusion: the interrelation between school violence and the consumption of alcohol and other drugs stands out, which demands the development of educational actions, in the school context, to prevent and deal with these issues.