Social skills to prevent alcohol abuse in adolescents
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https://doi.org/10.5944/reop.vol.21.num.2.2010.11556Keywords:
addictions, teenagers, alcohol abuse, social skills, consumption habits, social competence, self-control, consumption level, alcohol consumption prevention, prevention social skillsAbstract
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Previous studies notice the social incompetence as a risk factor for alcohol abuse (Senra and Manzano,2003), and therefore Goleman highlighted the importance of the social competence of the teenager in order to control their own impulses, to relate and communicate efficiently with other people, and to respond to social situations in a reflexive and responsible way. This work is the result of studying the habits of alcohol consumption on a teenager sample and their social skills development level. The sample is composed of 132 teenagers in ages between 12 and 17 years old, 57.6% of them weremales and 42.4% were females. Concerning the social, family and educational environments they havevery diverse origins, some are from disadvantaged and/or conflictive environments, others live in youthshelters, etc. The alcohol consumption level is analyzed taking into consideration three levels: non consumer, casual consumer, and regular consumer. On the other hand, the social skills development is analyzed from the six factors that evaluate the used instrument (EHS de Gismero):I. Self-expression in social situations II. Defence of the own rights III. Expression of disagreements IV. Saying ‘no’ and interrupting social interactions V. Make petitions VI. Initiate positive opposite-sex peer interactions. Finally the relations between the habit of alcohol consumption, the consumption level, and the development grade of each one of the factors of the social skills are analyzed.
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