Religiosity, alcohol use attitudes, and alcohol use in a national sample of adolescents.

Vaughan, Ellen L.; Dios, Marcel A. de; Steinfeldt, Jesse A.; Kratz, Lisa M.

doi:10.1037/a0024660

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“…Religiosity has a strong influence on abstention from alcohol use, although abstention rates vary considerably in relation to the degree that individuals perceive their religion as discouraging of alcohol consumption (Michalak et al, 2007). Research findings suggesting that religiosity is generally protective against alcohol problems are consistent across national population-based studies in the United States, including studies based on data from the National Alcohol Survey (Michalak et al, 2007), the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (Edlund et al, 2010; Vaughan et al, 2011), and the General Social Survey (Allen and Lo, 2010). …”

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Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey

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Klinger

2016

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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Objective Despite research documenting disparities in risk for alcohol-related problems among sexual minority women, few studies explore potential protective factors within this population. This study examines how religiosity may function as a protective or risk factor for alcohol-problems or other substance use among sexual minorities compared to heterosexuals. Method Data from 11,169 women who responded to sexual identity and sexual behavior questions from three population-based National Alcohol Survey waves (2000, 2005, 2010) were utilized for analyses of religiosity in relation to lifetime drinking, past year hazardous drinking, and past year drug use. Results Religiosity was significantly greater among exclusively heterosexual women compared to all sexual minority groups (lesbian, bisexual and heterosexual women who report same sex partners). Lesbians reported the lowest rates of affiliation with religions/denominations discouraging alcohol use. Past year hazardous drinking and use of any illicit drugs were significantly lower among exclusively heterosexual women compared to all sexual minority groups. High religiosity was associated with lifetime alcohol abstention and was found to be protective against hazardous drinking and drug use among both sexual minority and heterosexual women. Reporting religious norms unfavorable to drinking was protective against hazardous drinking among exclusively heterosexual women but not sexual minority women Conclusions Findings reveal the importance of considering sexual minority status in evaluation of religion or spirituality as protective among women. Future studies should explore religiosity in the context of other individual and environmental factors, such as positive identity development and community-level acceptance, which may be salient to resiliency among sexual minorities.

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Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey

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2016

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“…While religiosity in general has been found to be protective against substance use among adolescents, the protection provided by specific dimensions of religiosity and proximity to religious institutions among urban adolescents has not been extensively examined (Marsiglia et al, 2012; Vaughan, de Dios, Steinfeldt, & Kratz, 2011). At a descriptive level, the current findings showed that alcohol use is twice as prevalent as tobacco use among urban adolescents, and that 1 in 5 adolescents use marijuana.…”

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Dimensions of Religiosity and Access to Religious Social Capital: Correlates with Substance Use Among Urban Adolescents

2012

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Although some evidence indicates that religiosity may be protective against substance use in the urban youth population, limited research has investigated the effects of multiple dimensions of religiosity on substance use in this population. In this study, a sample of 301 urban adolescents was used (a) to test the effects of three dimensions of religiosity (social religiosity, perceived religious support, and private religiosity) as well as proximity to religious institutions and (b) to determine their correlates with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. It was hypothesized that all three dimensions of religiosity would act as protective factors against all types of substance use and that proximity to religious institutions from adolescents’ routine locations would also serve as a protective factor against any type of substance use. Results of logistic regression analysis showed that social religiosity and perceived religious support were protective against marijuana and tobacco use, respectively. Private religiosity was not protective against any type of substance use. Proximity to religious institutions was protective against alcohol use. These findings suggest the importance of examining multiple dimensions of religiosity when investigating substance use in urban youth and offer initial evidence of the importance of proximity to religious institutions as a protective factor against substance use.

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“…1–8 Although several factors may contribute to this protective effect—such as access to social support, 9–10 and shared values and beliefs 11–12 —spirituality may play a role in SUD recovery that is distinct from the measured impact of social developmental factors, such as family make-up, gender, and age. 13 …”

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Religious coping in patients with severe substance use disorders receiving acute inpatient detoxification

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Background and Objectives Religious coping, one of the most widely studied components of spirituality among psychiatric populations, has rarely been addressed in patients with severe substance use disorders (SUD). The aim of our study was to elucidate whether religious coping is related to symptom expression and mutual-help participation. Methods Self-reported religious coping was assessed in individuals sequentially admitted to a private psychiatric hospital for inpatient detoxification. Target symptoms of SUD included severity of substance use prior to admission and craving during detoxification. Three hundred thirty-one patients (68.6% male) participated in the survey; mean age was 38.0 years, and primary presenting diagnosis was most commonly alcohol use disorder (n=202; 61%), followed by opioid use disorder (n=119; 36%). Results Positive religious coping was associated with significantly greater mutual-help participation, fewer days of drug use prior to admission, and was modestly, yet significantly associated with lower drug craving. Negative religious coping was associated with lower confidence in the ability to remain abstinent post-discharge and higher drug craving. Conclusions Consistent with hypotheses, greater positive religious coping was associated with greater mutual-help participation, lower severity of pre-admission drug use, and lower substance craving during detoxification. Use of positive religious coping may modify the course of SUD recovery by promoting engagement in mutual-help activities.

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Religiosity, alcohol use attitudes, and alcohol use in a national sample of adolescents.

Cited by 24 publications

References 20 publications

Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey

Religiosity as a protective factor for hazardous drinking and drug use among sexual minority and heterosexual women: Findings from the National Alcohol Survey

Dimensions of Religiosity and Access to Religious Social Capital: Correlates with Substance Use Among Urban Adolescents

Religious coping in patients with severe substance use disorders receiving acute inpatient detoxification

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