Risk and protective factors among high school students on the US/Mexico border

被引：19

作者：

Almodovar, Adriana

Tomaka, Joe

Thompson, Sharon

Mckinnon, Sarah

O'Rourke, Kathleen

机构：

[1] Univ Texas, Dept Interdisciplinary Hlth Serv Program, El Paso, TX 79902 USA

[2] Univ Texas, Dept Hlth Promot, El Paso, TX 79902 USA

[3] Univ Texas, Populat Res Ctr, El Paso, TX 79902 USA

[4] Univ S Florida, Dept Epidemiol & Biostat, Tampa, FL 33612 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 2006年 / 30卷 / 06期

关键词：

alcohol; high school students; border cities; risk; protective factors;

D O I：

10.5993/AJHB.30.6.19

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Objective: To study risk and protective factors for alcohol-related problems among high schools students in El Paso, Tex. Methods: A total of 1366 high school students from 16 different high schools in El Paso, Tex, participated in an anonymous questionnaire regarding alcohol use and alcohol-related behaviors. The sample was 70% Hispanic. Results: Results showed that academic performance, peer influence, parental attitudes, and age at first consumption of alcohol were important predictors of drinking among border youth. Conclusion: Risk factors contribute to alcohol use among high school students.

引用

页码：745 / 752

页数：8

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