Introduction:

Values ​​and spirituality have been identified as protective factors that decrease the development of risky behaviors in adolescents such as alcohol consumption.

Aim:

To identify values ​​and spirituality in high school adolescents and determine the relationship between values ​​and spirituality with alcohol consumption in high school adolescents.

Method:

A descriptive correlational design was used. The population was of 4728 students from a high school in the central area of Monterrey, Nuevo León. It was used a a single-stage stratified probabilistic sampling, the sample consisted of 317 enrolled subjects. The variables were evaluated using the Schwartz Values ​​Questionnaire (VAL), the Spirituality Questionnaire (CE) and the AUDIT.

Results:

It was found that the general index of values ​​showed an average of 70.4 (SD = 11.1, Mdn = 70.54), the spirituality index showed an average of 66.3 (SD = 13.4, Mdn = 67.82). A positive and significant correlation was found between spiritual beliefs and the index of alcohol dependent consumption (r s = .181, p = .016), a significant negative correlation between spiritual beliefs and the number of alcoholic beverages consumed per occasion (r s = .117, p = .038) and positive and significant correlation between spiritual needs and the index of harmful consumption (r s = .180, p = .017).

Conclusions:

Adolescents who have greater spiritual beliefs and spiritual needs are more dependent on harmful alcohol consumption.

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