Características de los consumidores de drogas recreativas en España y otros países europeos

  • Fernández Gómez C
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Abstract: Introducción: Los modelos predictivos del uso de drogas incluyen la personalidad, características familiares y de los pares y variables mediadoras (expectativas, motivación, percepción de riesgos, etc.). El estudio pretende valorar la capacidad predictiva relativa de los estilos recreativos junto con los predictores anteriores para distinguir el uso o no uso de drogas. Material y método: Dos muestras de jóvenes, balanceadas entre consumidores y no - consumidores de drogas, una española (N = 806) y otra procedente de 10 ciudades europeas (N = 1777). Se utilizaron análisis discriminantes y de regresión logística para clasificar a los sujetos consumidores y no consumidores, estimar la capacidad predictiva relativa de cada grupo de variables y comparar los resultados en las dos muestras. Resultados: El análisis discriminante clasificó correctamente alrededor del 90% de los entrevistados como consumidores o no consumidores. La personalidad, características de los pares y familiares y las variables mediadoras fueron incluidas en el modelo, aunque la gestión del ocio del fin de semana resultó el mejor predictor. Conclusión: La prevención del uso de drogas debería incluir la gestión de la vida recreativa como un factor relevante, junto con el uso de drogas entre los padres y familiares, la personalidad y variables mediadoras. Abstract: Background: Predictive models on substance use include personality, peers and family characteristics and mediating variables (expectancies, motivation, risk perception, etc.). This study aim to compare the relative capacity of management of recreational life with the mentioned predictors, when the objective is to predict substance use. Method: Two samples of young people were interviewed, both balanced between substance users and non - users. One were composed only by Spanish people (N = 806) and the other was composed by people from ten European cities (N = 1,777). Discriminant analyses and logistic regression methods were used to classify individuals regarding their status (user and non - user), to estimate the relative weight of different domains of variables in the models and to compare findings in the two samples. Results: Similar findings were obtained across the two samples. A discriminant model classified around 90% of individuals correctly as users and non - users. Personality, peers and family characteristics and mediating variables were included. Management of recreational life was the stronger predictor, followed by peers substance use. Conclusion: Substance use prevention should include management of recreational life as a relevant factor, together with another determinants as peers and family substance use, personality and mediating variables.

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Fernández Gómez, C. (2003). Características de los consumidores de drogas recreativas en España y otros países europeos. Adicciones, 15(5), 233. https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.464

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