College Students’ Alcohol and Substance Use Religiosity as a Protective Factor

In this paper, we examined the extent to which one’s own religiosity, as well as that of her or his peers, has on alcohol and substance use among undergraduate students at a medium-sized public university in the southeastern United States. Findings indicate that though peer religiosity significantly...

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Published inJournal of alcohol and drug education Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 61 - 87
Main Authors Abbott, Jessica, Lamphere, Reneé, McGrath, Shelly A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Lansing Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education (JADE) 01.12.2019
American Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation
American Alcohol & Drug Information Foundation
Subjects
Adolescents
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol use
Alcoholism
Child development
College campuses
College students
Colleges & universities
Consumer research
Drug Abuse
Drug use
Fraternities & sororities
Friendship
Health
Health services
Marijuana
Mental health
Mental health services
Peer Influence
Predictor Variables
Religion
Religious Factors
Student Characteristics
Students
Substance Abuse
Undergraduate Students
Young adults
United States > US
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Summary:In this paper, we examined the extent to which one’s own religiosity, as well as that of her or his peers, has on alcohol and substance use among undergraduate students at a medium-sized public university in the southeastern United States. Findings indicate that though peer religiosity significantly affects substance use, one’s own religiosity is not a significant predictor of substance use. Discussion of results, limitations of the study, and directions for future research are also discussed.
ISSN:0090-1482
2162-4119