Structural gender inequality and gender differences in adolescent substance use: A multilevel study from 45 countries

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322001872?via%3Dihub" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322001872?via%3Dihub</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101208" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101208</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Structural gender inequality and gender differences in adolescent substance use: A multilevel study from 45 countries

Original language description

PurposeAlthough adolescent substance use has declined, young people’s tobacco and alcohol use levels are still among the highest in Europe and North America. Historically, boys reported higher levels of substance use than girls; however, in recent decades gender convergence in adolescent substance use was observed in some, mostly Western, countries. Previous research has shown associations between societal gender inequality and gender differences in some externalizing behaviors in adolescents. Therefore, there is a need to go beyond individual-level associations and apply a socio-ecological perspective when examining gender differences in adolescent substance use. This study examines whether gender differences in adolescent substance use relate to societal gender inequality.MethodsCurrent and lifetime substance use (i.e., alcohol drinking, drunkenness, cigarette smoking) were measured in 11-, 13 and 15-year-olds in the 2017/18 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (n=224,876). Individual data were linked to national gender inequality (Gender Inequality Index, 2018) in 45 countries and regions, and their association was tested using mixed effects (multilevel) logistic regression modelsResultsLarge cross-national variations were observed in gender differences in substance use. Greater gender inequality at country level was associated with heightened gender differences in substance use, however with different effects depending on the substance type. For most substances, few gender differences emerge in countries characterized by low levels gender inequality. The largest gender differences were observed in countries characterized by high gender inequalityConclusionsSocietal gender inequality reflects social and cultural norms that relate to adolescents’ engagement with substance use. Public health policy should target societal factors that impact on young people’s behavior.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_025%2F0007294" target="_blank" >EF16_025/0007294: Effective Use of Social Research Studies for Practice</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

SSM-Population Health

ISSN

2352-8273

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

September 2022

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

nestrankovano

UT code for WoS article

000861088200006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85137823268