The Protective Influence of Spiritual-Religious Lifestyle Profiles on Tobacco Use, Alcohol Use, and Gambling

Interactions Between Alcohol Metabolism Genes and Religious Involvement in Association With Maximum Drinks and Alcohol Dependence Symptoms

“…We were not able to examine the role of spirituality. Earlier studies indicate that greater religious involvement in combination with strong spiritual beliefs provides strong protection against drinking (Brechting et al, 2010;Hodge et al, 2007;Holt et al, 2015). In addition, we investigated two phenotypes (i.e., maximum drinks and alcohol dependence symptoms), and our findings were reasonably consistent across both traits.…”

“…Using prayer to cope, like services attendance, is a religious practice that is inversely associated with alcoholism (Borders et al, 2010). The combination of having both strong spiritual beliefs and greater religious involvement appears to provide a particularly strong protection against heavy drinking (Brechting et al, 2010;Hodge et al, 2007;Holt et al, 2015). In addition, there are some differences in religious practices by racial/ ethnic groups.…”

A Focus Group Study of Predictors of Relapse in Electronic Gaming Machine Problem Gambling, Part 2: Factors that ‘Pull’ the Gambler Away from Relapse

“…Higher income with mean household income for low risk gamblers about 15 percent higher than pathological gamblers (Gernstein et al 1999) and having religious beliefs (Diaz 2000;Hodge et al 2007) were aslo associated with reduced gambling. Furthermore, those who are older (Nelson et al 2006;Welte et al 2001), female (Productivity Commission 1999), have dependents (Worthington et al 2007), are university graduates (Callan et al 2008;Nelson et al 2006) and are small town residents (Callan et al 2008) also had lower rates of problem gambling.…”

Problem Gambling: A Suitable Case for Social Work?

“…Despite this, the training of social workers and the literature and research base relating to social work and addictions is fairly sparse. Looking at gambling more specifically, there is very little in the social work literature about problem gambling and studies that have been published relate to populations in the USA (Gaudia 1987;Hodge, Andereck, and Montoay 2007;Parekh and Morano 2009;Momper 2010) and Australia (Crisp et al 2000). Yet most of the risk factors discussed above are also factors that are likely to bring people into contact with social services at some point and here is one reason why gambling problems should be on the radar of social work, in the UK as much as elsewhere.…”