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

Abstract:

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.

journal_name

Am J Health Behav

authors

Almodovar A,Tomaka J,Thompson S,McKinnon S,O'Rourke K

doi

10.5555/ajhb.2006.30.6.745

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-11-01 00:00:00

pages

745-52

issue

6

eissn

1087-3244

issn

1945-7359

journal_volume

30

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