Adolescence is a stage of complex development can be marked by an increase in impulsiveness
where they begin to establish the first relationships of couple. At the same time, impulsiveness
is closely related to the consumption of substances and addictive behaviors. Therefore, the
purpose of this research has been to observe the relationship between impulsivity, substance
use, addictive behaviors and emotional dependence in a sample of 1533 Ecuadorian adolescents,
with ages between 14 and 18, and to validate the evaluation instruments Escala de Dependencia
Emocional en el Noviazgo de Jóvenes y Adolescentes (DEN; Urbiola, Estévez and Iraurgi, 2014)
and MULTICAGE CAD 4 (Pedrero Pérez et al., 2007). Among the results can be found good
psychometric properties for both instruments, having adequate results to evaluate emotional
dependence and addictions in adolescent Ecuadorian population. On the other hand, there
have been statistically significant relationships between the variables studied, and discusses the
relationship that keeps impulsiveness, alcohol consumption and substance use and emotional
dependence.
Authors
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María D. Chávez-Vera - Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador
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Ana Estévez - Universidad de Deusto
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Leticia Olave - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Janire Momeñe - Universidad de Deusto
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Daniel Vázquez - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Itziar Iruarrizaga - Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords:
Epidemiological study, adolescents, DEN, MULTICAGE CAD 4, addiction, behaviors, substances.