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Examining Attachment to God and Health Risk-Taking Behaviors in College Students.
- Source :
- Journal of Religion & Health; Jun2012, Vol. 51 Issue 2, p552-566, 15p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Drawing on insights from attachment theory, this study examined whether three types of attachment to God-secure, avoidant, and anxious-were associated with health-risk behaviors, over and above the effects of religious attendance, peer support, and demographic covariates, in a sample of 328 undergraduate college students. Contrary to prior theory, secure attachment to God is not inversely associated with recent alcohol or marijuana use, or substance use prior to last sexual intercourse. Instead, avoidant and anxious attachment to God are associated with higher levels of drinking; anxious attachment to God is associated with marijuana use; and avoidant attachment to God is associated with substance use prior to last sexual intercourse. These patterns are gender-specific; problematic attachment to God is linked with negative outcomes solely among men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ALCOHOLISM
ATTACHMENT behavior
CANNABIS (Genus)
COLLEGE students
STATISTICAL correlation
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HEALTH behavior
QUESTIONNAIRES
RELIGION
RISK-taking behavior
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALES (Weighing instruments)
HUMAN sexuality
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
SUBSTANCE abuse
DATA analysis
MULTIPLE regression analysis
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224197
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Religion & Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 76459424
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-010-9380-5