Studies have shown that teenagers considered resilient, do not submit issues in the consumption of alcohol; however, these studies were done in urban zones. It does not exist so far an explanation of interaction of social support perceived with the characteristics of resilience to explain the no consumption of alcohol or the intentions of alcohol consumption in schoolers of rural zones. The purpose was to analyze the influence of social support and resilience regarding the intentions of alcochol consumption in schoolers of rural zones of México. Methodology: Descriptive study, predictive correlation in 303 children of fifth and sixth grade of 10 institutions of Elementary School in one rural zone of México. Results: 57.8% of the schoolers have consumed alcohol at least one time in their lives, 7.9% reported excessive consume of alcohol, 54.1% declared to have the intention of consuming alcohol in the future. It was shown the relation of social support with the resilience of school children (rs=.231, p<.001). It showed that the higher resilience index is the lower the probability to show intentions of consumption of alcohol is (B=-.0425, p=.001) and lower probability of alcohol consumption (B=-.025, p=.001), Moreover, men showed higher intentions (B=-842, p<.001) of alcohol consumption (B=-.905, p<.001) than women. Conclusion: These results might be used in future preventive programs to reinforce characteristics of resilience of schoolchildren in rural zones to influence in healthy behavior including the no consumption of alcohol.
