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    Alcohol consumption in university professors: the role of stress and gender
    (2018) Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; LĆ³pez-GoƱi, JosĆ© Javier; Cacho FernĆ”ndez, RaĆŗl; FernĆ”ndez SuĆ”rez, IvĆ”n; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak
    The role of job satisfaction and other psychosocial variables in problematic alcohol consumption within professional settings remains understudied. The aim of this study is to assess the level of problematic alcohol consumption among male and female university professors and associated psychosocial variables. A total of 360 professors (183 men and 177 women) of a large private university in Ecuador were surveyed using standardized instruments for the following psychosocial measures: alcohol consumption, job satisfaction, psychological stress, psychological flexibility, social support and resilience. Problematic alcohol consumption was found in 13.1% of participants, although this was significantly higher (Ļ‡2 = 15.6; d.f. = 2, p < 0.001) in men (19.1%) than women (6.8%). Problematic alcohol consumption was reported in men with higher perceived stress and job satisfaction. However, 83.3% of women with problematic alcohol use reported lower job satisfaction and higher psychological inflexibility. Results suggest that job satisfaction itself did not prevent problematic alcohol consumption in men; stress was associated with problematic consumption in men and psychological inflexibility in women. Findings from this study support the need to assess aspects of alcohol consumption and problematic behavior differently among men and women. Intervention strategies aimed at preventing or reducing problematic alcohol consumption in university professors must be different for men and women.
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    Gender differences in transdiagnostic predictors of problematic alcohol consumption in a large sample of college students in Ecuador
    (Health Psychology, 2022) SĆ”nchez Puertas, Rafael; Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; LĆ³pez NĆŗƱez, Carla; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad PĆŗblica de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
    Background: alcohol use is one of the main risk factors that leads to detrimental health effects and support for a transdiagnostic approach to alcohol use disorders is growing. However, the role of transdiagnostic predictors of problematic alcohol consumption in Ecuador are understudied. Objective: the aim of this study was to examine gender differences in psychological stress and inflexibility as transdiagnostic predictors of problematic alcohol consumption in a large sample of college students in Ecuador. Methods: a total of 7,905 college students (21.49years, SD=3.68; 53.75% females) were surveyed using the following standardized scales: alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Perceived Stress Scale-14, and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-7). Macro Process for SPSS (models 4 and 7) was used to analyze mediation and moderation effects. Results: reported alcohol consumption was significantly higher in men than women students. On the other hand, women reported significantly higher levels of perceived stress and psychological inflexibility than men students. Gender, age, psychological stress, and inflexibility were significant predictors of alcohol consumption. Moreover, psychological inflexibility mediated the impact of stress on alcohol consumption, particularly in women (for men b=0.065, 95% CI [0.048 to 0.083], for women b=0.070, 95% CI [0.051 to 0.089]). Discussion: results of this study support psychological stress and psychological inflexibility as critical transdiagnostic variables related to increased rates of alcohol consumption among Ecuadorian college students. These conclusions contribute to the development of transdiagnostic comprehensive programs, which encompasses promotive, preventive, and treatment services that allow to alleviate the burden of alcohol, as well as to enrich the growing research on alcohol consumption in this population from a gender perspective.
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    Gender differences in problematic alcohol consumption in university professors
    (MDPI, 2017) Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; LĆ³pez-GoƱi, JosĆ© Javier; Cacho FernĆ”ndez, RaĆŗl; FernĆ”ndez SuĆ”rez, IvĆ”n; PsicologĆ­a y PedagogĆ­a; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
    The role of job satisfaction and other psychosocial variables in problematic alcohol consumption within professional settings remains understudied. The aim of this study is to assess the level of problematic alcohol consumption among male and female university professors and associated psychosocial variables. A total of 360 professors (183 men and 177 women) of a large private university in Ecuador were surveyed using standardized instruments for the following psychosocial measures: alcohol consumption, job satisfaction, psychological stress, psychological flexibility, social support and resilience. Problematic alcohol consumption was found in 13.1% of participants, although this was significantly higher (Ļ‡2 = 15.6; d.f. = 2, p < 0.001) in men (19.1%) than women (6.8%). Problematic alcohol consumption was reported in men with higher perceived stress and job satisfaction. However, 83.3% of women with problematic alcohol use reported lower job satisfaction and higher psychological inflexibility. Results suggest that job satisfaction itself did not prevent problematic alcohol consumption in men; stress was associated with problematic consumption in men and psychological inflexibility in women. Findings from this study support the need to assess aspects of alcohol consumption and problematic behavior differently among men and women. Intervention strategies aimed at preventing or reducing problematic alcohol consumption in university professors must be different for men and women.
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    Prevalence and profile of alcohol consumption among university students in Ecuador
    (Elsevier, 2016) Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; LĆ³pez-GoƱi, JosĆ© Javier; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; JimĆ©nez, Marco; Cacho FernĆ”ndez, RaĆŗl; PsicologĆ­a y PedagogĆ­a; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
    Objetivo: El consumo de alcohol constituye un problema de salud pĆŗblica en Ecuador. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar la prevalencia y el perfil de consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios. MĆ©todo: Se encuestĆ³ a 3232 estudiantes a travĆ©s del AUDIT y escalas psicosociales. Para discriminar el valor explicativo de estas sobre el consumo se utilizĆ³ un anĆ”lisis CHAID. Resultados: La prevalencia total de consumo fue del 92,24% en los hombres y del 82,86% en las mujeres. En total, el 49,73% de los hombres y el 23,80% de las mujeres reportaron un consumo problemĆ”tico. En los hombres, el perfil de consumo problemĆ”tico se caracterizĆ³ por sĆ­ntomas de ansiedad y depresiĆ³n, especialmente si existĆ­a mayor nivel de estrĆ©s y menor compromiso vital. En las mujeres, el consumo problemĆ”tico se caracterizĆ³ por mayor inflexibilidad psicolĆ³gica y menor compromiso vital. ConclusiĆ³n: El consumo de alcohol en estudiantes universitarios requiere atenciĆ³n y el disenoĖœ de intervenciones especĆ­ficas segĆŗn el sexo.
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    Prevention of alcohol consumption programs for children and youth: a narrative and critical review of recent publications
    (Health Psychology, 2022) SĆ”nchez Puertas, Rafael; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; LĆ³pez NĆŗƱez, Carla; Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; Ciencias de la Salud; Osasun Zientziak; Universidad PĆŗblica de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
    Background: youth substance use is a public health problem globally, where alcohol is one of the drugs most consumed by children, and youth prevention is the best intervention for drug abuse. Objective: review the latest evidence of alcohol use prevention programs in empirical research, oriented to all fields of action among children and youth. Methods: a narrative and critical review was carried out within international databases (PsychInfo, Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus) in August 2021 and was limited to empirical studies that appeared in the last five years (2017-2021). A flow diagram was used according to the PRISMA statements. Empirical research articles in English with RCTs and quasi-experimental design that included alcohol, children, and young people up to 19 years of age (universal, selective, or indicated programs) were included. The authors examined the results and conceptual frameworks of the Prevention programs by fields of action. Results: twenty-two articles were found from four fields of action: school (16), family (2), community (2), and web-based (2), representing 16 alcohol prevention programs. School-based alcohol prevention programs are clinically relevant [Theory of Planned Behavior, Refuse, Remove, Reasons, Preventure, The GOOD Life, Mantente REAL, Motivational Interviewing (BIMI), Primavera, Fresh Start, Bridges/Puentes], they are effective in increasing attitudes and intentions toward alcohol prevention behavior, while decreasing social norms and acceptance of alcohol, reducing intoxication, and increasing perceptions with regards to the negative consequences of drinking. Discussion: This narrative and critical review provides an updated synthesis of the evidence for prevention programs in the school, family, community, and web-based fields of action, where a more significant number of programs exist that are applied within schools and for which would have greater clinical relevance. However, the prevention programs utilized in the other fields of action require further investigation.