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01.03.2016 | Original Paper

Alcohol Use in College: The Relationship Between Religion, Spirituality, and Proscriptive Attitudes Toward Alcohol

verfasst von: Nicole Kathol, Sandra Sgoutas-Emch

Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health | Ausgabe 2/2017

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Abstract

Developing interventions to address the problem of college drinking requires the identification of contributing factors to drinking behavior. It is believed that religion and spirituality (R/S) play a role, but the mechanism is unclear. Using a multi-dimensional R/S measure, an alcohol behavior inventory, and a religious affiliation proscription question, this study was designed to dive deeper into this connection. This study found that religious singing/chanting and reading sacred text were the best predictors of lower alcohol consumption. Furthermore, participants who perceive their religious tradition to be proscriptive reported less alcohol consumption and higher religious/spiritual profiles.

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Titel: Alcohol Use in College: The Relationship Between Religion, Spirituality, and Proscriptive Attitudes Toward Alcohol
verfasst von: Nicole Kathol
Sandra Sgoutas-Emch
Publikationsdatum: 01.03.2016
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: Journal of Religion and Health / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-016-0210-2

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