Impacto psicossocial do alcoolismo em adolescentes: com o estudo do campo no Bairro da Liberdade, na Província de Maputo

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the psychosocial impact of alcoholism on the life of adolescents in the Liberdade neighborhood. The methodology adopted is applied in nature, using a qualitative approach to better describe the phenomenon. The total number of participants in the research was ten (10) people, being 07 adolescents of both genders, 01 neighborhood leader, 01 mother and 01 father. The technique used for data collection was the interview and, for data analysis, the content analysis technique of Bardin was used. The results of the study demonstrated that the adolescent phase is characterized by discoveries, the search for challenges and new experiences, where they may exhibit risky behaviors or attitudes that threaten mental or physical health, due to the practice of violence and excessive alcohol consumption. Excessive alcohol consumption by adolescents in the Liberdade neighborhood has psychosocial implications, such as: family stress or family crisis, school dropout, and becoming dependent or alcoholics. Strategies for mitigating the psychosocial consequences of alcoholism in adolescents in the Liberdade neighborhood consist of raising awareness among adolescents and their families about the dangers of excessive alcohol and other drug use, psychotherapeutic interventions, and supervision of adolescents' activities by parents/guardians.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)