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Association between anger management and cigarette consumption in adolescents / Asociación entre control de la ira y consumo de cigarrillos en adolescentes
Cogollo-Milanés, Zuleima; Gómez-Bustamante, Edna Margarita.
  • Cogollo-Milanés, Zuleima; Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena. CO
  • Gómez-Bustamante, Edna Margarita; Universidad de Cartagena. Cartagena. CO
Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá) ; 64(3): 435-438, July-Sept. 2016. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-956750
ABSTRACT
Abstract

Introduction:

Cigarette smoking in adolescents is associated with a set of variables such as sex, age, anxiety disorders, depression and secondhand smoke (parents, siblings and friends). However, the association between anger management and smoking among adolescent students has been poorly studied in Colombia.

Objective:

To quantify the association between anger management in high school students in Cartagena, Colombia. Materials and

methods:

A cross-sectional survey designed for adolescent students of sixth and seventh grade in high school. Anger management was quantified through a seven-item version of the Spielberger's Inventory for State-Trait Anger Expression (Cronbach's alpha 0.73) and through the input of the participants who have smoked at least once.

Results:

A total of 1 090 students between ages 10 to 18 (µ=12.3, σ=1.1), attending sixth and seventh grades, took part in the study; 565 (52.1%) were female. A group of 269 students (24.7%) reported low anger control, and 127 (11.7%) stated they had smoked at least once. After age and sex adjustment, the association between anger and smoking was not statistically significant (OR=1.35; 95%CI 0.89-2.04).

Conclusions:

Anger management is a variable independent from cigarette smoking among teenager students.
RESUMEN
Resumen Introducción. En adolescentes, el consumo de cigarrillos se asocia a un conjunto de variables como género, edad, trastornos de ansiedad, depresión y padres, hermanos y amigos fumadores. No obstante, en Colombia se ha explorado poco la asociación entre el control de la ira y el tabaquismo en adolescentes escolarizados. Objetivo. Cuantificar la asociación entre el control de la ira y el consumo de cigarrillos en estudiantes de bachillerato de Cartagena, Colombia. Materiales y métodos. Investigación transversal en la que participaron estudiantes de sexto y séptimo grado. Se cuantificó el control de la ira con siete ítems del Inventario Ira Estado-Rasgo de Spielberger (alfa de Cronbach 0.73) y con el informe de consumo de cigarrillos alguna vez en la vida. Resultados. Participaron 1 090 estudiantes de sexto y séptimo grado entre 10 y 18 años (µ=12.3, σ=1.1), de los cuales 565 (52.1%) fueron mujeres. 269 (24.7%) adolescentes reportaron bajo control de la ira y 127 (11.7%) consumo de cigarrillos alguna vez en la vida. Después de ajustar por edad y sexo, la asociación entre control de la ira y consumo de cigarrillos no fue estadísticamente significativa (OR=1.35; IC95% 0.89-2.04).

Conclusiones:

El control de la ira es independiente al consumo de cigarrillos en estudiantes adolescentes.


Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Language: English Journal: Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Cartagena/CO

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Type of study: Risk factors Language: English Journal: Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2016 Type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Cartagena/CO