title: [Empirical data regarding the relationship between religiosity and substance abuse].
abstract: Research concerning the topic of possible association of religiosity and substance use has already brought forth a significant amount of data, identifying strong belief in a religion as a protective factor in most cases. However, as in all other subject areas dealing with correlations between religion and health components, the issue of religiosity and substance (ab)use also produced some conflicting findings, hindering the formulation of a clear and stable consensus interpretation of this relationship. The aim of our examination was to provide empirical data for clarifying uncertainties about the possible effects of religiosity on substance use by examining a sample which is remarkable in Hungary: 1337 clinically diagnosed drug abuser patients and 205 normal controls. Based on our results we suggest some changes on the general approach of the effect of religiosity on substance use.
authors: ELTE, Barczi Gusztav Gyogypedagogiai Kar, Budapest, Hungary.
authors: Lajos
authors: L
authors: Farkas
authors: Pál
authors: P
authors: Czobor
authors: József
authors: J
authors: Gerevich
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires