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This study investigates private and public religiosity as protective factors for African American women caregivers use of alcohol for coping with stress. Data are from the Black Rural and Urban Caregivers Mental Health and Functioning Study (N=489). Univariate analysis reveals that 13% of the women report using alcohol as a coping strategy, and binary logistic regression analysis reveals that higher religious attendance (public religiosity) is associated with lower use of alcohol. Personal religious/spiritual activities (prayer, reading religious material, etc.) are not significantly associated with alcohol use. Being younger, in better health, and living in an urban area, are related to increased use of alcohol. Independent of private religiosity or other forms of social support, those African American women caregivers with higher religious attendance have religious-based social support that serves a unique protective factor against the use of alcohol for coping. Features that contribute to this phenomenon are discussed. |
