The role of religious fundamentalism in college students’ perceived drinking norms, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related problems
| Autor: | Jacob L. Scharer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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education
05 social sciences 030508 substance abuse 050109 social psychology Alcohol humanities 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology chemistry.chemical_compound Social norms approach chemistry Facet (psychology) Negatively associated Fundamentalism Peer influence 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0305 other medical science Psychology Construct (philosophy) Alcohol consumption Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Mental Health, Religion & Culture. 20:188-201 |
| ISSN: | 1469-9737 1367-4676 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13674676.2017.1334044 |
| Popis: | Peer influence has been shown to be an important factor in college student alcohol use. One facet of peer influence, perceived descriptive norms, constitutes a strong and consistent predictor of alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems. Previous research has also found that various aspects of individuals’ religious beliefs are negatively associated with alcohol use. Religious fundamentalism, a construct that has not previously been examined in relation to alcohol use, may be especially pertinent and may protect against the impact of peer influences such as descriptive drinking norms. The present study examined whether the impact of descriptive norms on alcohol consumption and problems is moderated by religious fundamentalism. Participants were undergraduate college students (N = 449). Findings suggest that the influence of descriptive norms on alcohol consumption was decreased as a function of religious fundamentalism, but that religious fundamentalism did not influence the impact of descr... |
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