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Healthy leisure, family functioning, attitude toward authority and alcohol consumption in adolescence

abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between adolescent participation in behaviors of healthy leisure with family and friends, family functioning, attitude towards institutional authority and alcohol consumption by gender in a sample of adolescents. 536 adolescents of both sexes (50.7% boys and 47.2% girls), aged 12-19 years (M = 14.86 years, SD = 3.47) from 6 secondary schools in Seville (Spain) participated in the study. Structural equation model for the analysis of the data was calculated. It was found that involvement in leisure healthy behaviors with family and friends is directly related to lower alcohol consumption in adolescents and indirectly through their relationships with family functioning and attitude towards institutional authority. No gender differences were obtained.

Keywords:

leisure, family functioning, attitude towards institutional authority, adolescence, alcohol consumption.

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Authors

Gonzalo del Moral Arroyo - Departamento de Psicología y Antropología. Universidad de Extremadura
Cristian Suárez Relinque - Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Belén Martínez Ferrer - Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social. Universidad Pablo de Olavide
David Moreno Ruiz - Departamento de Educación y Psicología Social. Universidad Pablo de Olavide