Autorregulação e consumo de substâncias na adolescência

Translated title of the contribution: Self-regulation and substance use in adolescence

José A. García del Castillo, Paulo C. Dias, Paulo Castelar-Perim

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of developmental self-regulation in adolescence as a differentiating factor of tobacco and alcohol use. It was used a sample of 407 high school students, assessed with a number of questions about such substances use and the Adolescent Self-regulatory Inventory (Moilanen, 2007), a developmentally based measure about self-regulation. Results suggest that self-regulation is a differentiating factor between adolescents who use substances and those who not, and the intensity of consumption. Teenagers who use alcohol and tobacco seem to present consistently lower scores in short and long-term self-regulation. The limitations and implications of the results are presented and discussed.

Translated title of the contributionSelf-regulation and substance use in adolescence
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)238-247
Number of pages10
JournalPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Self-regulation
  • Substance use
  • Adolescence
  • Correlational study

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