@article{ref1,
title="Theory of Planned Behavior and alcohol use in adolescents in Ecuador. structural linear regression analysis",
journal="Alcohol",
year="2024",
author="Moreta-Herrera, Rodrigo and Córdova-Sánchez, Sheyla and Jaramillo-Zambrano, Ana and Paredes-Proaño, Ana and Mascialino, Guido and Rojas-Jara, Claudio and Rodriguez-Lorenzana, Alberto",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The general aim is to identify the explanatory potential of Alcohol use intentions in drinking behaviors in a sample of adolescents in Ecuador. The method consists of a descriptive, explanatory and cross-sectional study using SEM techniques. The participants were 384 adolescents (57% male and 43% female), aged among 14 and 18 years (M= 16.51; SD= 2.64), who are students attending between the 1st and 3rd year of high school in a public educational institution in Ambato, Ecuador. Like principal results, the presence of Alcohol use intention is moderate; the practice of alcohol use is low and mostly does not represent a risk, although 3.9% of the participants could report significant problems with consumption. Intentionality and drinking covary positively with low and moderate intensity. Drinking intentionality explained 15.3% the variance of drinking. We conclude that the Alcohol use intentions are a predictor of adolescent drinking behaviors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0741-8329",
doi="10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.02.002"
}