Mediators of the relationship between religiousness/spirituality and alcohol problems in an adult community sample

Drerup, Michelle; Johnson, Thomas J.; Bindl, Stephen

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.013

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“…Although less prevalent than positive religious coping beliefs (Pargament et al, 2001), spiritual struggle involves feeling punished by God, anger at God, or thoughts that evil forces may play a role in illness . Religious struggle (as assessed by negative religious coping) has been associated with higher alcohol use in a community sample (Drerup et al, 2011). Gender differences in religious coping and health have been reported in college students, in which a negative relationship between religious coping and drinking was more pronounced among women (Daugherty & McLarty, 2003), and older women and those of a racial/ethnic minority background reported using religious coping to manage chronic pain to a greater degree than did older White men (Dunn & Horgas, 2004).…”

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Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Holt

Roth

Huang

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: Spiritual health locus of control reflects a person's beliefs about the role of a higher power in one's health and can take an active or a passive perspective. The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs on select health risk behaviors-alcohol use and smoking-in a national sample of African Americans. Method: A national U.S. probability sample of study participants (N = 2,370; 906 men; 1,464 women) completed a telephone survey assessing religious involvement, active and passive spiritual health locus of control beliefs, and alcohol consumption and smoking status. Because of previous research suggesting gender-specific associations among these variables, moderation analyses were conducted separately for men and women. Results: For women, higher religious behaviors were associated with less alcohol use, and this effect was more pronounced among those high in active spiritual health locus of control. For men, the combination of lower religious beliefs and higher passive spiritual health locus of control was associated with more alcohol consumption and more days of consuming five or more alcoholic drinks. No moderation effects were found for smoking. Conclusions: This study identified unique patterns of religious involvement and spiritual health locus of control beliefs that are associated with alcohol use, including heavy drinking, among African Americans. These findings have implications for pastoral counseling and other faith-based approaches for addressing heavy drinking in African Americans. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 76, 482-492, 2015)

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Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

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Roth

Huang

et al. 2015

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“… Baumeister et al, 1995 Benson, 1992 Bock et al, 1987 Collins et al, 2009 Daugherty and McLarty, 2003 Dearing et al, 2005 Drerup et al, 2011 Forthun et al, 1999 Fossos et al, 2011 Galen and Rogers, 2004 Gorsuch, 1995 Johnson et al, 2008 Kendler et al, 1997 Lewis 1971 Lindsay-Hartz et al, 1995 Miller and Rollnick, 1991 Prochaska and DiClemente, 1986 Prochaska and DiClemente, 1992 Prochaska et al, 1992 Schuck and Widom, 2001 Tangney and Dearing, 2002 Tangney et al, 1992 Ullman et al, 2005 Wills et al, 2003 Woien et al, 2003 …”

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Drinking motives as moderators of the effect of ambivalence on drinking and alcohol-related problems

Foster

Neighbors

Prokhorov

2014

Addictive Behaviors

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The current study seeks to evaluate relationships between drinking motives and alcohol-related ambivalence in the prediction of problem drinking. We expected that: 1) main effects would emerge such that alcohol-related ambivalence would be positively associated with peak drinking and problems; drinking motives would be positively associated with drinking and problems, and 2) interactions would emerge between motives and ambivalence in predicting problematic drinking such that drinking motives would be positively associated with peak drinking and problems, especially among those high in ambivalence over drinking. Six hundred sixty-nine undergraduate students (mean age = 22.95, SD = 5.47, 82.22% female) completed study materials. Results showed that consistent with expectations, ambivalence was positively associated with peak drinking and problems. Further, consistent with expectations, drinking motives were positively associated with peak drinking and problems. Additionally, ambivalence was positively associated with drinking motives. Significant interactions emerged between drinking motives (social and coping) and ambivalence when predicting peak drinking and alcohol-related problems. These findings highlight the importance of considering motives in the relationship between ambivalence and drinking. Clinical implications include the need for tailoring interventions to target individual difference factors that increase risk for heavy drinking and associated problems. This is especially important among college students who may be at risk for problematic behavior.

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“…Religious affiliation could also serve as a reference group that influences behavior, 10 and conservative religious groups have higher negative expectations (expected negative consequences of alcohol consumption) and lower drinking motives. 11 Social modeling, 12 negative beliefs about alcohol, 12 personal attitudes, 13 approval/disapproval of significant others/relatives/friends, 13,14 and alcohol use attitudes 15 are some proposed pathways for these associations. Despite investigating the individual-level mechanisms between alcohol use and religiousness, the goal of the present study is to investigate macro implications with respect to the way that religiousness shapes public support for government alcohol policies.…”

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Religious beliefs and alcohol control policies: a Brazilian nationwide study

Lucchetti

Koenig

Pinsky

et al. 2013

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: The connection between lower alcohol use and religiousness has been extensively examined. Nevertheless, few studies have assessed how religion and religiousness influence public policies. The present study seeks to understand the influence of religious beliefs on attitudes toward alcohol use. Methods: A door-to-door, nationwide, multistage population-based survey was carried out. Selfreported religiousness, religious attendance, and attitudes toward use of alcohol policies (such as approval of public health interventions, attitudes about drinking and driving, and attitudes toward other alcohol problems and their harmful effects) were examined. Multiple logistic regression was used to control for confounders and to assess explanatory variables. Results: The sample was composed of 3,007 participants; 57.3% were female and mean age was 35.7 years. Religiousness was generally associated with more negative attitudes toward alcohol, such as limiting hours of sale (p , 0.01), not having alcohol available in corner shops (p , 0.01), prohibiting alcohol advertisements on TV (p , 0.01), raising the legal drinking age (p , 0.01), and raising taxes on alcohol (p , 0.05). Higher religious attendance was associated with less alcohol problems (OR: 0.61, 95%CI 0.40-0.91, p = 0.017), and self-reported religiousness was associated with less harmful effects of drinking (OR: 0.61, 95%CI 0.43-0.88, p = 0.009). Conclusions: Those with high levels of religiousness support more restrictive alcohol policies. These findings corroborate previous studies showing that religious people consume less alcohol and have fewer alcohol-related problems.

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Mediators of the relationship between religiousness/spirituality and alcohol problems in an adult community sample

Cited by 31 publications

References 17 publications

Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Gender Differences in the Roles of Religion and Locus of Control on Alcohol Use and Smoking Among African Americans

Drinking motives as moderators of the effect of ambivalence on drinking and alcohol-related problems

Religious beliefs and alcohol control policies: a Brazilian nationwide study

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