title: Dimensions of religion, depression symptomatology, and substance use among rural African American cocaine users.
abstract: Research has shown a relationship between depression, substance use, and religiosity but, few have investigated this relationship in a community sample of African Americans who use drugs. This study examined the relationship between dimensions of religion (positive and negative religious coping; private and public religious participation; religious preference; and God-, clergy-, and congregation-based religious support), depression symptomatology, and substance use among 223 African American cocaine users. After controlling for gender, employment, and age, greater congregation-based support and greater clergy-based support were associated with fewer reported depressive symptoms. In addition, greater congregation-based support was associated with less alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health , Little Rock , Arkansas.
authors.forename: Brooke E E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Montgomery
authors.forename: Katharine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Keneshia J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Songthip T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Ounpraseuth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012067:Religion; D012424:Rural Population; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult