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Clínica y Salud
On-line version ISSN 2174-0550Print version ISSN 1130-5274
Abstract
CORNELLA-FONT, Maria-Gràcia; VINAS-POCH, Ferrán; JUAREZ-LOPEZ, Josep R. and MALO-CERRATO, Sara. Risk of addiction: its prevalence in adolescence and its relationship with security of attachment and self-concept. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2020, vol.31, n.1, pp.21-25. Epub Feb 17, 2020. ISSN 2174-0550. https://dx.doi.org/10.5093/clysa2020a1.
That study aims to analyze the prevalence of risk of addiction to psychoactive substances during adolescence, study the relationship between this risk and the representations of attachment and self-concept and analyze the relationshipbetween attachment and self-concept. The Youth Inventory 4 (YI-4) test was administered to assess risk of addiction in 668 participants between 13 and 19 years old. Representations of the attachment were evaluated with Cartes, Modèles Individuelles de Rélation, reduced version (CaMir-R), and self-concept dimensions, with Autoconcepto Forma 5 (AF5). The results indicate a high risk of substance addiction in adolescence, 19.5%, both for boys and girls, CI between 15.4 and 24.3, with age being a risk factor. The prevalence of addiction risk decreases with high scores on security, which correlates -.22 with such a risk and positive academic self-concept, correlating -.20.
Keywords : Risk of addiction; Attachment; Adolescence; Self-Concept; Substance abuse.