Behavior problems, social skills, substance abuse and educational practices in adolescents

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2023.2.40247

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Adolescents, Behavior problems, Social skills, Substance use, Educational practices

Abstract

The literature points out relationships between adolescent behavior and educational practices, but few studies specify the type of problem or examine multiple variables simultaneously. The objective was to compare social skills, educational practices and substance use of adolescents with internalizing, externalizing and comorbidity problems with a group of adolescents without problems, in samples separated by sex. The inclusion criteria for the clinical and non-clinical groups was obtained from the YSR, social variables from the SSI-Del-Prette, drugs from the DUSI, and educational practices from the IEP. To compare groups, we used the Mann-Whitney and chi-squared tests. The statistically significant variables were: social skills and educational practices (for boys and girls from the externalizing and comorbidity groups), use of drugs (girls and externalizing); only educational practices (for boys and girls from the internalizing group).

The literature points out relationships between adolescent behavior and educational practices, but few studies specify the type of problem or examine multiple variables simultaneously. The objective was to compare maternal educational practices, social skills, and alcohol and substance use by adolescents by controlling the presence/absence of behavior problems (internalizing – G.I., externalizing – G.E., mixed/comorbidity – G.M.) considering sex. The inclusion criteria for the clinical and non-clinical groups was obtained from the YSR, social variables from the SSI-Del-Prette, drugs from the DUSI, and educational practices from the IEP. To compare groups, we used the Mann-Whitney and chi-squared tests. Results showed that the externalizing and mixed groups presented more risk factors, for boys and girls, including social skills, educational practices and alcohol and substance use. Only educational practices were identified in the internalizing group, for both sexes.

 

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Alessandra Turini Bolsoni Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Bauru, SP, Brazil.

Full Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP), post-doctorate in Mental Health (University of São Paulo – USP), PhD in Psychology (USP) and master in Special Education (Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar), psychologist (UFSCar). Assistant professor at the Department of Psychology (UNESP).

Josiane Rosa Campos, Institute of Behavior Analysis, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Post-doctorate in Developmental and Learning Psychology (Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP-Bauru), doctor and master (Federal University of São Carlos – UFSCar), psychologist (UNESP-Bauru). She works as a clinical psychologist at Behavioral Psychotherapy & Trauma Treatment (PSICOTTRAUMA), Ribeirão Preto / SP.

Guilherme Salioni Posso , Private psychologist.

Psychologist graduated from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho. Master's student in the Postgraduate Program in School Education at the Faculty of Sciences and Letters (FCL) at the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP-Bauru).

Julia Cintra Faria, Association of Parents and Friends of the Exceptional, Batatais, SP, Brazil.

Postgraduate in Health Promotion in the Community at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (HCFMRP-USP). Graduated in Psychology from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP-Bauru).

Juliana Kikuchi Guazzelli , Clinical psychologist.

Graduated in Psychology from Universidade Estadual Paulista – Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP), postgraduate in Behavioral Analytical Clinic from Centro Paradigma and trained in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (HC-FMUSP and Centro Paradigma).

Raphael dos Santos Teixeira , Universidade Católica Paulista, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Graduated in Psychology from Universidade Estadual Paulista – Júlio de Mesquita Filho (UNESP-Bauru), master in Developmental and Learning Psychology (UNESP-Bauru). Specialist Sexologist at the Paulista Institute of Sexuality (InPasex).

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Published

2023-12-22

How to Cite

Bolsoni Silva, A. T., Rosa Campos, J., Salioni Posso , G., Cintra Faria, J., Kikuchi Guazzelli , J., & Teixeira , R. dos S. (2023). Behavior problems, social skills, substance abuse and educational practices in adolescents . Psico, 54(2), e40247. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2023.2.40247