Attitudes towards substance use. The effect of the adolescence-adult transition in an ecuadorian sample

Authors

  • Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-5927
  • Juan Carlos Carrera-Aldás Universidad Bolivariana
  • Marlon Mayorga-Lascano Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
  • María José Molina-Narváez Universidad Técnica de Ambato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21501/22161201.3675

Keywords:

Attitudes, Adolescence, Change, Adulthood, Substances.

Abstract

Objectives: to know the attitudinal differential towards substance use among adolescents and young adults from Ambato, Ecuador and the effect of their evolutionary transition. Method: descriptive, comparative, incidence and cross-sectional study using the Self-report of Psychoactive Substances. Sample: 711 participants (50.5% men and 49.5% women), students from schools (70.6%) and universities (29.4%) from the city of Ambato. Results: most of the participants (85%) show unfavorable attitudes towards substance use. There are attitudinal differences in the rejection of substance use, in the admiration of non-users and in the perception of maturity that consumption contributes. The transition from adolescence to adulthood has an effect on favorable attitudes towards substance use. Conclusion: Evolutionary transition affects the attitudinal change, making them become more favorable towards the execution of consumption.

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Author Biographies

Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Psicólogo Clínico y Máster Universitario en Psicología. Profesor e Investigador titular de la Escuela de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ambato. Personal en formación del programa de Doctorado en Psicología Clínica y de la Salud de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Juan Carlos Carrera-Aldás, Universidad Bolivariana

Psicólogo Clínico. Profesor e Investigador de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Bolivariana, Chile

Marlon Mayorga-Lascano, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Doctor en Psicología Clínica y Máster Universitario en Neuropsicología y educación. Profesor e investigador titular de la Escuela de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ambato.

María José Molina-Narváez, Universidad Técnica de Ambato

Magíster en Gestión del Talento Humano. Personal de Investigación de la Facultad de Ciencias Adminsitrativas de la Universidad Técnica de Ambato

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2021-01-25

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Moreta-Herrera, R., Carrera-Aldás, J. C., Mayorga-Lascano, M., & Molina-Narváez, M. J. (2021). Attitudes towards substance use. The effect of the adolescence-adult transition in an ecuadorian sample. Revista Colombiana De Ciencias Sociales, 12(1), 30–49. https://doi.org/10.21501/22161201.3675

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