Relation between Substance Use and Depression among Spanish Adolescents

• Autores: José Pedro Espada Sánchez, Steve Sussman, Tania Bibiana Huedo Medina, José Pedro Alfonso Pérez
• Localización: International journal of psychology and psychological therapy, ISSN 1577-7057, Vol. 11, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 79-90
• Idioma: inglés
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  • español

    El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el consumo de alcohol, tabaco y cannabis y su relación con los síntomas depresivos en una muestra escolar de adolescentes. La muestra incidental (N= 707) estuvo compuesta por alumnos de 1º a 4º de Secundaria (edad media= 14 años). Se establecieron modelos predictivos univariados y multivariados mediante análisis de regresión logística. Los síntomas depresivos fueron más elevados entre los consumidores de tabaco (OR= 0,93, IC 95% 0,90-0,95), alcohol (OR= 0,94, IC 95% 0,92-0,96) y cannabis (OR = 0,95, IC 95% 0.92-0.98), sin que afectara la frecuencia de consumo. Los resultados sugieren la coexistencia de factores de consumo de sustancias y los síntomas depresivos.

    Las puntuaciones altas en depresión están asociadas al consumo de tabaco y alcohol, pero no al consumo de cannabis. En todas las sustancias evaluadas la depresión es una variable relacionada con el consumo, pero no con su frecuencia o intensidad. Se discute el papel de la depresión como variable relacionada con el consumo de sustancias y sus implicaciones en el desarrollo de programas de prevención.

  • English

    The aim of this study was to analyze the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis in relation to the existence of depressive symptoms in a school sample of adolescents. The incidental sample (N= 707) was composed by students from 1st to 4th year of high school (mean age= 14 years old). Univariate and multivariate predictive models were established by logistic regression analysis. Depressive symptoms were higher among tobacco users (OR= 0.93, 95% CI 0.90-0.95), alcohol users (OR= 0.94, 95% CI 0.92-0.96) and cannabis users (OR= 0.95, 95% CI 0.92-0.98), without affecting the frequency of consumption. The results suggest the coexistence of factors of substance use and depressive symptoms. High scores in depression are associated with the consumption of tobacco and alcohol but not to cannabis use. For all the evaluated substances, depression is a variable linked to any use but not for the frequency of use. The role of depressive symptoms as a factor related to substance use of and its implications in the development of preventive programs are discussed.

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