Alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Flemish secondary school in Brussels: effects of type of education
Background: Research regarding socio-economic differences in alcohol and drug use in adolescence yields mixed results. This study hypothesizes that (1) when using education type as a proxy of one’s social status, clear differences will exist between students from different types of education, regardless of students’ family socio-economic background; (2) and that the effects of education type differ according to their cultural background. Methods: Data from the Brussels youth monitor were used, a school survey administered among 1,488 adolescents from the 3rd to 6th year of Flemish secondary ed... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journalarticle |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2012 |
Schlagwörter: | Social Sciences / FAMILY / DRUG-USE / SUBSTANCE USE / SOCIOECONOMIC DIFFERENCES / HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIOR / ASSOCIATIONS / CONSUMPTION / YOUTH / EQUALIZATION / INEQUALITIES |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27094051 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/2070528 |
Background: Research regarding socio-economic differences in alcohol and drug use in adolescence yields mixed results. This study hypothesizes that (1) when using education type as a proxy of one’s social status, clear differences will exist between students from different types of education, regardless of students’ family socio-economic background; (2) and that the effects of education type differ according to their cultural background. Methods: Data from the Brussels youth monitor were used, a school survey administered among 1,488 adolescents from the 3rd to 6th year of Flemish secondary education. Data were analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models. Results: Controlling for their family background, the results show that native students in lower educational tracks use alcohol and cannabis more often than students in upper educational tracks. Such a relationship was not found for students from another ethnic background. Conclusion: Results from this study indicate that research into health risks should take into account both adolescents’ family background and individual social position as different components of youngsters’ socio-economic background.