Resumen:
The competency for interacting with alcohol is a highly useful Educational Psychology
model for preventing and for understanding the different behavioral levels of
this interaction. Knowledge of facts, concepts and principles about alcohol use,
self-regulated behavior, and attitudes toward alcohol are predictive of adequate
interaction with alcohol. The objective of this study was to empirically evaluate this
postulated relationship. A total of 328 Spanish adolescents participated, between the
ages of 12 and 17. All were enrolled in 1st¿4th year of compulsory secondary education,
in the context of the ALADO Program for prevention of alcohol intake in adolescents.
An ex post facto design was used, with inferential analyses and SEM analyses. Results
show an interdependence relationship, with significant structural prediction between the
behavioral levels defined and the level of alcohol intake, with principles, self-regulating
control and attitudes carrying more weight. Analyses are presented, as are implications
for psychoeducational intervention using preventive programs based on this competency
model.
