The impact of religious proscriptiveness on alcohol use among high school students.

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Title:	The impact of religious proscriptiveness on alcohol use among high school students.
Authors:	Park H (AUTHOR), Ashton L (AUTHOR), Causey T (AUTHOR), Moon SS (AUTHOR)
Source:	Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education. Fall98, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p34-46. 13p.
Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religious proscriptiveness and alcohol use among high school students. Religious proscriptiveness refers to the predominant values reserved by a particular religious group regarding alcohol use. A sample of high school seniors (n=7,692) was drawn using the data of the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) second follow-up. One-way Analysis of Variance and post hoc analysis using the Scheffe procedure were employed to determine the impact of religious proscriptiveness on alcohol use. To consider other variables frequently studied in previous research, a stepwise multiple regression was utilized. Religious proscriptiveness was measured through three types of faith groups-proscriptive group (i.e., Baptist, Pentecostal, and Mormon), moderate group (i.e., Methodist and Presbyterian), and nonproscriptive group (i.e., Lutheran, Episcopal, Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic). A significant (p<.00l) difference of religious proscriptiveness was found on alcohol use of high school students. Specifically, the proscriptive groups reported lower rates of alcohol use, while the nonproscriptive groups showed higher rates of alcohol use. Unlike previous findings, the impact of religious proscriptiveness was not significant on binge drinking. In addition, peer pressure was determined as the strongest predictor of adolescent alcohol use in the stepwise multiple regression. Suggestions for future research are ofered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religious proscriptiveness and alcohol use among high school students. Religious proscriptiveness refers to the predominant values reserved by a particular religious group regarding alcohol use. A sample of high school seniors (n=7,692) was drawn using the data of the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS:88) second follow-up. One-way Analysis of Variance and post hoc analysis using the Scheffe procedure were employed to determine the impact of religious proscriptiveness on alcohol use. To consider other variables frequently studied in previous research, a stepwise multiple regression was utilized. Religious proscriptiveness was measured through three types of faith groups-proscriptive group (i.e., Baptist, Pentecostal, and Mormon), moderate group (i.e., Methodist and Presbyterian), and nonproscriptive group (i.e., Lutheran, Episcopal, Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic). A significant (p<.00l) difference of religious proscriptiveness was found on alcohol use of high school students. Specifically, the proscriptive groups reported lower rates of alcohol use, while the nonproscriptive groups showed higher rates of alcohol use. Unlike previous findings, the impact of religious proscriptiveness was not significant on binge drinking. In addition, peer pressure was determined as the strongest predictor of adolescent alcohol use in the stepwise multiple regression. Suggestions for future research are ofered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00901482