External Strengths from the Model of Positive youth Development and Consumption of Substances Among a Sample of Mexican and Colombian Adolescents

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Published: Sep 20, 2017
Issue: Vol. 35 No. 3 (2017)
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Keywords: Assets adolescents substance use family friend

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Patricia Andrade Palos
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Diana Betancourt Ocampo
Universidad Anáhuac México Norte
Norman Darío Moreno Carmona
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó
Alexander Alvis Rizzo
Fundación Universitaria Luis Amigó

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze and compare the external strengths of adolescents from Mexico and Colombia with different levels of substance use. It was a non-experimental and cross-sectional field research project involving 1,987 male and female adolescents (49.87 % from Colombia and 50.13 % from Mexico) with an average age of 16.64 years. The strengths evaluated covered two broad areas: family (Parenting Practices Scale, Andrade & Betancourt, 2010) and friends (scale developed for this study). Substance use was measured with indicators of a behavioral risk inventory (Andrade & Betancourt, 2008). The results indicated that the central hypothesis of the study was confirmed in the sense that young people who have not consumed alcohol, tobacco, and/or drugs have more external strengths than those who have served those substances. Non-consuming Mexican adolescents reported more parental communication and supervision and fewer consuming friends and antisocial behavior. In the case of the Colombians, not having friends who engaged in risky behaviors was an asset that protected them from consumption.
Author Biographies

Patricia Andrade Palos, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Facultad de Psicología

Diana Betancourt Ocampo, Universidad Anáhuac México Norte

Centro Anáhuac de Investigaciones en Psicología
How to Cite
Andrade Palos, P., Betancourt Ocampo, D., Moreno Carmona, N. D., & Alvis Rizzo, A. (2017). External Strengths from the Model of Positive youth Development and Consumption of Substances Among a Sample of Mexican and Colombian Adolescents. Avances En Psicología Latinoamericana, 35(3), 515–529. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/apl/a.4095
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