Influence of attitudes and alcohol consumption on tobacco use among university students in Ecuador: an explanatory model with SEM

Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera; Christian Bassante; Daniela Bonilla; Alexandra Salinas; Ana  Paredes; Sergio Dominguez-Lara

doi:10.21134/haaj.v23i1.741

Authors

Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Ambato http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0134-5927
Christian Bassante Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Daniela Bonilla Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica
Alexandra Salinas Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL
Ana Paredes Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-8150
Sergio Dominguez-Lara Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v23i1.741

Keywords:

Attitude, alcohol, consumption, tobacco, relation

Abstract

Objective: Establish an explanatory model through latent variables analysis of tobacco consumption based on al- cohol consumption and alcohol consumption based on attitudes towards consumption in a sample of university students in Ecuador. Method: Descriptive correlational and explanatory design using SEM (Structural Equation Mo- deling) techniques. Participants: 546 students (69.2% women) aged between 17 and 41 years old (M= 21.3 years old; SD= 2.6), from four universities (45.1% public ones) in two cities of Ecuador. Results: The predominance of alcohol consumption is high; the prevalence of tobacco consumption is low, and attitudes towards alcohol consumption are ambivalent. Alcohol attitudes predict alcohol consumption (R²= .57) and alcohol consumption predicts tobacco consumption (R²= .26). Attitudes and consumption provide an explanatory model for tobacco consumption with ê“²=

662.59; p< .001; df= 480; ê“²/gl= 1.4; CFI= .95; TLI= .94; SRMR= .049; RMSEA= .026 [.021 - .031]. Conclusions: The

study of attitudes and consumption behaviors are important for a better understanding about alcohol and tobacco consumption in university students.

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Author Biography

Rodrigo Moreta-Herrera, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Ambato

Psicólogo Clínico y Máster Universitario en Psicología. Profesor investigador titular de la Escuela de Psicología de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador - Ambato.

Dr(c) en Psicología Clinica y de la Salud por la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

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