Substance use has long been associated with close relationship distress. Although the
direction of influence for this association has not been established, it has often been …

This paper contains a systematic review of articles about the relationship between
religiosity/spirituality and alcohol and drug use that were published between 1997 and …

The number of nonreligious people has increased dramatically over the past several
decades, yet scholarship on the nonreligious is severely lacking. In response to this critical …

The purpose of this study was to describe aspects of the first alcohol-use experience, and
examine the predictive relations among age of first use, context of alcohol use initiation, and …

Estimates of the degree of genetic and environmental influences on religiousness have
varied widely. This variation may, in part, be due to age differences in the samples under …

Objective To conduct a systematic review of the literature examining risk and protective
factors of alcohol related negative consequences (ARNCs) among adolescents. Methods …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate longitudinal trajectories of heavy
drinking for males and females from adolescence to young adulthood, across the age span …

This study examines how religious activity is associated with risk behaviors, concurrently
and developmentally among urban African American adolescents. Seven hundred and five …

Aims To examine alcohol consumption and the role of religiosity in alcohol use disorders in
Christian, Druze and Muslim youth in Lebanon, given their distinct religious doctrines and …

The relationship between religious/spiritual (R/S) factors and adolescent health outcomes
has been studied for decades; however, the R/S measurement tools used may not be …