Structural gender inequality and gender differences in adolescent substance use: A multilevel study from 45 countries

Alina Cosma; Frank J Elgar; Margreet de Looze; Natale Canale; Michela Lenzi; Jo Inchley; Alessio Vieno

doi:10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101208

Structural gender inequality and gender differences in adolescent substance use: A multilevel study from 45 countries

SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep 6:19:101208. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101208. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Alina Cosma^{1

2

3}, Frank J Elgar⁴, Margreet de Looze⁵, Natale Canale², Michela Lenzi², Jo Inchley⁶, Alessio Vieno²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sociology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
² Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
³ Sts Cyril and Methodius Faculty of Theology, Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacky University in Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
⁴ School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
⁵ Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
⁶ MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Abstract

-Societal gender inequality relates to gender differences in adolescent substance use.-The gender gap in adolescent substance use is larger in countries with higher levels of gender inequality.-Girls in these countries were less likely to get drunk, use alcohol or smoke cigarettes than boys.

Keywords: Alcohol use; Drunkenness; Gender; Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study; Health inequalities; Tobacco use.

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