Optimism as a protective factor against alcohol use among Vietnamese teenagers

Nguyen, Ngoc N.

doi:10.1080/14659891.2021.1941358

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“…In addition, research has been found that individual traits may be a protective factor or a risk factor for drugs used in adolescents. Previous study from Iran showed that non-smoker reported higher optimism score than tobacco smoker or illicit drugs user; student with low optimism is more likely to smoke and use illegal drugs (Ansari et al, 2019); adolescent in Vietnam with high optimism about their future less likely to drink alcohol (Nguyen, 2021). In a contrast, sensation-seeking is a risky individual trait.…”

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A Systematic Review of The Factors Contributing to Adolescent Illicit Drug Use within Asia

Sum¹,

Hamsan²,

Ma’rof³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to illicit drug use, and substance use among adolescents is a worldwide health issue. Scholars have conducted many empirical studies to identify the causes of addiction, prevention, and intervention to reduce adolescent involvement in substance use and prevent substance abuse later in adulthood. Despite the significant result in determining risk and protective factors in western society, the relative success of the domain of risk and protective factors towards substance use has not been welldocumented within Asia. Hence, this systematic review article examines the risk and protection factors for illicit drug use among adolescents in Asia. Preferred reporting items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) to present a systematic literature review of 13 out of 363 articles from four databases (Scopus, Science Direct, Google Scholar and Dimension). The study's findings identified three main themes: individual level, interpersonal level, and institutional level. Overall, further analysis established eight sub-themes. Adolescents' individual level is most highlighted in this study. However, multiple factors within a different level, such as interpersonal, community and policy, are essential to further explore and develop effective substance abuse prevention strategies.

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confidence: 97%

A Systematic Review of The Factors Contributing to Adolescent Illicit Drug Use within Asia

Sum¹,

Hamsan²,

Ma’rof³

et al. 2022

IJARBSS

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“…For example, Wray, Dvorak, Hsia, Arens, and Schweinle found that optimism was negatively associated with alcohol consumption at age 14 [ 71 ]. Additionally, in a study of 3978 teenagers aged 14–18, Nguyen found that teenagers who were optimistic about their future were less likely to drink alcohol [ 72 ]. In the case of young adulthood in the present study, it is possible that this psychovegetative lability, this less positive evaluation of the state of health, this negativism that characterizes those who obtain higher scores on the Somatic Complaints scale, caused students to be more cautious regarding problematic AC.…”

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The Involvement of Age, Gender, and Personality Variables in Alcohol Consumption during the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romanian University Students

Rada

Lungu

2023

Behavioral Sciences

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This study aimed to explore the age, gender, and personality variables involved in alcohol consumption (AC) at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania among 210 bachelor’s and master’s students aged between 19 and 25 years. The results of the Freiburg Personality Inventory–Revised and the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test were examined using a logistic model and cluster analysis. The prevalence of problematic AC was relatively low (10.5%). The risk of males being part of the problematic AC cluster was 5.223 times higher than that of females (p < 0.001). Increasing age was associated with a decrease in the risk of belonging to the problematic cluster by a factor of 0.733 (p = 0.001). Increasing scores on the Frankness and Somatic Complaints personality scales were associated with a decreased risk of belonging to the problematic cluster of AC, with factors of 0.738 (95% CI, 0.643 to 0.848), Wald χ2(1) = 18.424, and p < 0.001 and 0.901 (95% CI, 0.813 to 0.999), Wald χ2(1) = 3.925, and p = 0.048, respectively. More action to prevent AC is needed in men, especially in those at the beginning of their university studies. It is necessary to intervene to decrease the interest in making a good impression (low scores on the Frankness Scale) so as to increase healthy autonomy using critical thinking and find a balance between the internal and external loci of control. Students from faculties with profiles that deal with health and its promotion are less vulnerable to problematic alcohol consumption, even if they have a withdrawn, pessimistic personality (low scores on Somatic Complaints).

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Multiple Mediation of Optimism and Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Irrational Beliefs and Subjective Well-Being

Yıldız,

Aksan,

Duy

2024

J Rat-Emo Cognitive-Behav Ther

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Optimism as a protective factor against alcohol use among Vietnamese teenagers

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

A Systematic Review of The Factors Contributing to Adolescent Illicit Drug Use within Asia

A Systematic Review of The Factors Contributing to Adolescent Illicit Drug Use within Asia

The Involvement of Age, Gender, and Personality Variables in Alcohol Consumption during the Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Romanian University Students

Multiple Mediation of Optimism and Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Irrational Beliefs and Subjective Well-Being

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