Consumo de sustancias psicoactivas y rendimiento académico. Una investigación en estudiantes de educación secundaria obligatoria

Abstract

Objective. This article aims to analyze the association between nightlife habits, the drug use and the achievement and truancy in teenagers Alicante (Spain). Methodology. The sample was composed by a total of 738 Secundary Education students, which is compulsory in Spain. A descriptive analysis of quantitative variables was performed; the correlation between variables were studied with the Pearson correlation coefficient, and finally a multiple linear regression analysis was performed using the method of step forward. Results. 65,5% of the students stated they had ever consumed alcohol, 25% reported that they used cannabis. The consumption of this last substance reached the 42,3% in students of the Program of Initial Professional Qualification. The regression analysis showed that the predictors of performance and school absenteeism are drugs use and homecoming time. Conclusion. The academic performance and school absenteeism is influenced by drug use, and at the same time the consumption of psychostimulants is increased however much it is delayed the time back home.

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