Religiousness as a Predictor of Alcohol Use in High School Students

Bauer, Scott C.; Oescher, Jeffrey

doi:10.2190/v06d-2lxr-e3f6-9r6y

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“…For rare religious service attendance, both adolescents and adults had a higher frequency of alcohol use for first use, current use, and regular use. These findings are consistent with the findings of Brown et al (2001) and Park et al (2001) who reported that frequency of religious service attendance is a good predictor variable of alcohol use.…”

Section: Frequency Of Religious Service Attendancesupporting

confidence: 93%

The Role of Religiosity in Influencing Adolescent and Adult Alcohol Use in Trinidad

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This study examined the role of religiosity among adolescents' and adults' alcohol use in Trinidad. A stratified random sample design of 369 adolescents and 210 adult parents belonging to the various religious groups in Trinidad was employed. Participants were randomly selected from various educational districts across Trinidad. Adolescent respondents completed a demographic questionnaire and the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory-A2 (SASSI-A2). Adult participants completed a similar demographic questionnaire and questions taken from the SASSI-A2 that related to alcohol use. MANOVA analyses revealed significant main effects for adolescents' and adults' alcohol use as it relates to religious affiliation and frequency of religious service attendance. It is hoped that these findings will assist health educators in the formulation of intervention programs in Trinidad.

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The Role of Religiosity in Influencing Adolescent and Adult Alcohol Use in Trinidad

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“…Although few studies have examined the relationship between religiosity and alcohol use in college students, studies using adolescent and adult samples are encouraging. For example, Park, Bauer, and Oescher (2001) found that for African American adolescents, intrinsic, subjective components of religion (e.g., the importance of religion to a person), but not extrinsic, behavioral components of religion (e.g., church attendance), significantly predicted alcohol use, even after controlling for socioeconomic status, gender, family interaction, academic achievement, time spent on extracurricular activities, self esteem, and locus of control. Bowie et al (2006) longitudinally studied the effects of religiosity, social resources, and mental health on alcohol use problems in African American adults and found that, among those who were depressed, frequent churchgoers had significantly fewer alcohol use problems than their less frequent churchgoing counterparts.…”

Section: Religiositymentioning

confidence: 99%

Acculturation Style and Alcohol Use Among African American College Students

Abdullah

Brown

2012

Journal of Black Psychology

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This study examined whether a relationship exists between acculturation and alcohol use among African American college students and if the relationship varies by religiosity and gender. Most researchers use unidimensional African American acculturation measures that cannot capture the construct's complexity; this study is the first to use a bidimensional measure. Results revealed a relationship between acculturation and alcohol use. Less frequent drinking occurred among marginalists (those who reject both African and Eurocentric U.S. culture), while assimilationists (those who reject African culture in favor of Eurocentric U.S. culture) drank more frequently. Religiosity and gender also significantly influenced the nature of the relationship.

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“…The religiosity-substance use relation might be moderated by race (Park et al, 2001; Steinman et al, 2008). Even though a recent meta-analysis indicated a stronger negative correlation between religiosity/spirituality and substance use in white versus non-white individuals (Yonker et al, 2011), most existing research has focused only on racial differences across Caucasians and African Americans (Brown et.…”

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Religiosity and substance use among Asian American college students: Moderated effects of race and acculturation

Luk

Emery

Karyadi

et al. 2013

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Background Religiosity is a well-established protective factor against substance use among Caucasians, but limited research has examined its role among Asian Americans. The purposes of this study were (1) to examine whether the associations between religiosity and substance use outcomes differed across Caucasians and Asian Americans, and (2) to test whether acculturation moderated the associations between religiosity and substance use outcomes among Asian Americans. Method We utilized a large and diverse cross-sectional sample of 839 college students to test whether race moderated the associations between religiosity and substance use outcomes (Study 1). We then replicated and extended our findings in a separate college sample of 340 Asian Americans, and examined the moderating role of acculturation on the associations between religiosity and substance use outcomes (Study 2). Results Controlling for age, gender, and paternal education, religiosity was protective against alcohol use, alcohol problems, and marijuana use among Caucasians but was unrelated to these outcomes among Asian Americans in Study 1. In Study 2, religiosity was protective against alcohol problems only at high levels of acculturation. Moreover, religiosity was protective against marijuana use at both high and mean levels of acculturation, but not at low levels of acculturation. Conclusions The protective effects of religiosity on alcohol use and problems varied across Caucasian and Asian American college students, and religiosity protected against alcohol problems and marijuana use only among more acculturated Asian Americans. These findings underscore the need to examine culturally-specific correlates of substance use outcomes among Asian Americans.

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Religiousness as a Predictor of Alcohol Use in High School Students

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

The Role of Religiosity in Influencing Adolescent and Adult Alcohol Use in Trinidad

The Role of Religiosity in Influencing Adolescent and Adult Alcohol Use in Trinidad

Acculturation Style and Alcohol Use Among African American College Students

Religiosity and substance use among Asian American college students: Moderated effects of race and acculturation

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