Religiousness and Alcohol Use in College Students: Examining Descriptive Drinking Norms as Mediators

Autor/inn/en	Brechting, Emily H.; Carlson, Charles R.
Titel	Religiousness and Alcohol Use in College Students: Examining Descriptive Drinking Norms as Mediators
Quelle	In: Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 24 (2015) 1, S.1-11 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-828X
DOI	10.1080/1067828X.2014.958000
Schlagwörter	Religious Factors; Drinking; Intervention; Correlation; Alcohol Abuse; Friendship; Futures (of Society); Student Attitudes; Social Behavior; Undergraduate Students; Social Desirability; Measures (Individuals); Questionnaires; Kentucky; Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Korrelation; Freundschaft; Future; Society; Zukunft; Schülerverhalten; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Soziales Bedürfnis; Messdaten; Fragebogen
Abstract	Religiousness has consistently emerged in the literature as a protective factor for alcohol use. Relatively few studies have empirically explored possible mechanisms for this robust effect. The present study examines descriptive drinking norms as a potential mediator of the religiousness--alcohol consumption association. Consistent with the literature, religiousness was inversely related to alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Religiousness was also inversely related to descriptive drinking norms for close friends but not for more distal targets. Descriptive drinking norms for one's close friends mediated the relationships between religiousness and alcohol use outcomes. These results suggest that religiousness may influence alcohol use outcomes through perceptions of close friends' alcohol use. Implications of these findings and recommendations for future directions are discussed in the context of developing theory-based interventions to address problems associated with alcohol use. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10