TY - JOUR
T1 - Religiosity as a Substance Use Protective Factor Among Female College Students
AU - Isralowitz, Richard
AU - Reznik, Alexander
AU - Sarid, Orly
AU - Dagan, Adi
AU - Grinstein-Cohen, Orli
AU - Wishkerman, Vered Yeflach
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - Research exists about religiosity as a substance use protective factor. However, there is little attention of this issue regarding Israeli female college students. Undergraduate religious and secular students were studied. Religious students reported lower last month tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and non-medical prescription drug use. Secular females who smoked, missed class because of party habits and reported easy access to cannabis had a higher probability of binge drinking. This study contributes to knowledge about religiosity and college student substance use, and it provides useful information for their mental health and well-being.
AB - Research exists about religiosity as a substance use protective factor. However, there is little attention of this issue regarding Israeli female college students. Undergraduate religious and secular students were studied. Religious students reported lower last month tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and non-medical prescription drug use. Secular females who smoked, missed class because of party habits and reported easy access to cannabis had a higher probability of binge drinking. This study contributes to knowledge about religiosity and college student substance use, and it provides useful information for their mental health and well-being.
KW - College students
KW - Religiosity
KW - Substance use
KW - Women
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85033471136
U2 - 10.1007/s10943-017-0521-y
DO - 10.1007/s10943-017-0521-y
M3 - Article
C2 - 29110202
AN - SCOPUS:85033471136
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 57
SP - 1451
EP - 1457
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 4
ER -
