Prevalence návykového chování u dětí v 11 a 15 letech v rámci studie ELSPAC

Addictive behavior in children and adolescents represents a risk factor, which has in most cases a significant negative impact on the development of individual in adolescence, as well as the negative consequences in adulthood. The paper describes the prevalence of addictive behavior in a group of more than 1,600 children and adolescents at the ELSPAC study. The results are consistent with other studies and showed relatively high prevalence of addictive behavior, especially in the smoking and alcohol consumption (over 70% of respondents). Another finding is that girls are significantly more vulnerable group than boys.