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New evidence about the “dark side” of social cohesion in promoting binge drinking among adolescents

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  • Juliana Gabrielle Martins
  • Haroldo Neves de Paiva
  • Paula Cristina Pelli Paiva
  • Raquel Conceição Ferreira
  • Isabela Almeida Pordeus
  • Patricia Maria Zarzar
  • Ichiro Kawachi

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Adolescence is characterized by heightened susceptibility to peer influence, which makes adolescents vulnerable to initiating or maintaining risky habits such as heavy drinking. The aim of the study was to investigate the association of social capital with longitudinal changes in the frequency of binge drinking among adolescents at public and private high schools in the city of Diamantina, Brazil. This longitudinal study used two waves of data collected when the adolescents were 12 and 13 years old. At the baseline assessment in 2013 a classroom survey was carried out with a representative sample of 588 students. In 2014, a follow-up survey was carried out with the same adolescents when they were aged 13 years. The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-C (AUDIT C) was employed for the evaluation of alcohol intake. Our predictor variables included sociodemographic and economic characteristics (gender, type of school, mother's education, family income) and Social Capital. For evaluation of social capital, we used the Social Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students (SCQ-AS). Descriptive and bivariate analyzes were performed (p

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  • Juliana Gabrielle Martins & Haroldo Neves de Paiva & Paula Cristina Pelli Paiva & Raquel Conceição Ferreira & Isabela Almeida Pordeus & Patricia Maria Zarzar & Ichiro Kawachi, 2017. "New evidence about the “dark side” of social cohesion in promoting binge drinking among adolescents," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(6), pages 1-12, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0178652
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178652
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