Racial/ethnic differences in the relationship among cigarette use, religiosity, and social norms for U.S. adolescents.
This study investigated the racial/ethnic differences in the role of social norms in the protective relationship between religiosity and cigarette smoking. The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health was used to investigate the relationships between smoking, religiosity, and social norms of U.S. adolescents (N = 13,278). Significant indirect effects between religiosity and smoking were found through social norms for non-Hispanic White adolescents. Findings were mixed for non-Hispanic Black adolescents. Mechanisms driving the religiosity-smoking association differ across subpopulations. Smoking prevention efforts and messaging campaigns that include partnerships with religious communities may require consideration of these racial/ethnic differences when planning prevention strategies.
a African American Studies Department , University of Maryland , College Park , Maryland.
Brian W
BW
Ward
Antuane
A
Allen
Jan
J
Gryczynski
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012067:Religion; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D066262:Social Norms / Q000208:ethnology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
adolescents; cigarette use; network closure; religiosity/spirituality; smoking; social learning theory; social norms; vicarious learning networks