Abstract

MENDEZ-RUIZ, Martha Dalila et al. Relationship between risk perception and alcohol consumption in adolescents. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2015, vol.11, n.3, pp. 161-167. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v11i3p161-167.

The aim of the study was to discover the relationship between risk perception and alcohol consumption in adolescents in high school. This was a descriptive, correlational study. The sample was probabilistic, stratified by semester with allocation proportional to the size of each stratum, in a sample of 345 adolescents. We used identity cards, the Alcohol Risk Perception Questionnaire and the AUDIT instrument. The results showed a significant negative relationship between the risk perception rate and the AUDIT (rs= -.418, p=.001). We can conclude that the higher the perceived risk, the lower the alcohol consumption among adolescents.

Keywords : Perception; Risk; Adolescent; Alcoholic Beverages; Students.

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