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Different risk factors are associated with alcohol use versus problematic use in male Pakistani adolescents
Author(s) -
Shahzad Salman,
Kliewer Wendy,
Ali Muzaffar,
Begum Nasreen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1002/ijop.12617
Subject(s) - psychosocial , alcohol use disorders identification test , psychology , logistic regression , anxiety , population , clinical psychology , substance use , alcohol abuse , psychiatry , demographics , depression (economics) , alcohol , poison control , demography , injury prevention , environmental health , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Substance abuse is a significant problem in Pakistan (Hussain, 2017), yet, there are few studies of risk factors in this population, particularly in remote areas. Male adolescents ( N = 243; M = 16.9 years, SD = 1.3 years) were recruited from schools in Gilgit‐Baltistan, and completed questions on demographics, substance use, and psychosocial functioning. As a Muslim country, there are strict prohibitions against alcohol use, yet 44.9% of the sample reported lifetime alcohol use. The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (Babor, Higgins‐Biddle, Saunders, & Monteiro, 2001), was used to quantify level of risk associated with use, and 22.6% of the sample had scores indicating significant risk levels. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lifetime alcohol use was associated with internalising problems (e.g., depression, anxiety), while risky alcohol use was associated with externalising problems (e.g., aggressive and delinquent behaviour). Attention problems were related to both outcomes. Implications for prevention are discussed.