Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Psicothema, 2008. Vol. Vol. 20 (nº 3). 403-407
Silvia Tortajada Navarro, Juan Carlos Valderrama Zurián, Miguel Castellano Gómez*, Noelia Llorens Aleixandre, Víctor Agulló Calatayud, Benno Herzog y Rafael Aleixandre Benavent
Instituto de Historia de la Ciencia y Documentación López Piñero. Universitat de Valencia (CSIC) y * Consellería de Sanitat (Generalitat Valenciana)
El objetivo del presente estudio es obtener información sobre el consumo de drogas en relación con hábitos de ocio y conocimientos sobre recursos comunitarios para la prevención de las drogodependencias en población de inmigrantes hispanohablantes. La investigación se realizó en dos etapas, utilizándose metodología cuantitativa. Durante la primera fase (2003) se pasó una encuesta sobre percepción social de drogas a 147 individuos. Durante la segunda fase (2004) se realizaron 610 encuestas. Los datos se analizaron mediante un análisis bivariado. El 40,1% de la muestra consume alcohol de forma habitual, el 31,3% consume tabaco y el 3,4% cannabis. La principal razón para consumir de los consumidores habituales es «para divertirse» (p<0.3), observándose una relación entre hábitos de ocio y consumo de drogas. La familia tiene un papel fundamental en la prevención y existe la necesidad de adaptar los programas de prevención y atención al drogodependiente a esta población.
Drug consumption and perception among Latin American immigrants. The aim of this study is to obtain information about drug consumption, leisure activities and knowledge of community services among Spanish-speaking immigrants to prevent drug abuse in this population. Quantitative methodology was used. The field work of this study has two phases: in the first stage (2003), a survey of social perception of drugs was administered to 147 subjects. During the second stage (2004), 610 surveys were administered. Data were analysed by bivariate analysis. Usual consumption of alcohol was 40.1%, usual consumption of tobacco was 31.3%, and usual consumption of cannabis was 3.4% . Drug users considered that the main reason for drug consumption was «to have fun» (p<.03). There is a relationship between leisure time and drug use. Family plays an important role in drug abuse prevention and preventive drug abuse programs must be adapted to this population.
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