title: Religiousness as a predictor of alcohol use in high school students.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between religiousness and alcohol use of adolescents. A sample of high school seniors was drawn based on the second follow-up National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88). Multiple regression was employed using a hierarchical strategy to determine the impact of religiousness on alcohol use when accounting for other factors that have been shown to affect alcohol use. The results provide support for examining religiousness variables as predictors of alcohol use patterns for adolescents. Also, inconsistent patterns between Asian-American, Hispanic, African-American, and Caucasian students were detected. Implications of the study and suggestions for future research are offered.
authors.affiliation: University of New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Oescher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology