The consumption of alcohol by adolescent schoolchildren: Differences in the triadic relationship pattern between rural and urban environments.
Pilar Marqués-SánchezEnedina Quiroga SánchezCristina Liébana-PresaElena Fernández-MartínezIsaías García-RodríguezJosé Alberto Benítez-AndradesPublished in: PloS one (2020)
A total of 58.48% of rural adolescents consumed alcohol compared to 49.52% of urban adolescents. These results demonstrate that adolescents who live in rural areas exhibit a greater risk of drinking alcohol than those who live in urban areas. The presence of transitive triads increases the probability of sharing sociodemographic attributes in such a way that it may be considered one of the causes of homophily, contributing to adolescents taking greater risks, such as consuming alcohol.