Substance Use Versus Anxiety In Adolescents: Are Some Disorders More Spiritual Than Others?
The purpose of this study was to explore the potential protective effects of spirituality against alcohol use and anxiety in a large sample of adolescents using a multidimensional measure of spirituality. Participants included 615 adolescents representing a broad range of ethnic, religious and socio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2008
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Research in the social scientific study of religion
Year: 2008, Volume: 19, Pages: 237-253 |
| Further subjects: | B
History of religion studies
B Social sciences B Religionswissenschaften B Religion & Gesellschaft |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to explore the potential protective effects of spirituality against alcohol use and anxiety in a large sample of adolescents using a multidimensional measure of spirituality. Participants included 615 adolescents representing a broad range of ethnic, religious and socioeconomic groups. The Brief-Multidimensional Measure of Spirituality/Religiosity and the Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to measure spirituality and anxiety, respectively, while frequency of alcohol use was ascertained with a single item. Results of univariate regression analyses revealed that alcohol use was inversely associated with Daily Spiritual Experiences, Forgiveness and Positive Religious Coping. Level of anxiety was inversely associated with Congregation Benefits and positively associated with Congregation Problems. Findings raise the possibility of formulating a spiritual understanding of these two disorders in adolescents. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Research in the social scientific study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/ej.9789004166462.i-299.89 |