David R Hodge1,2, Shiyou Wu3, Qi Wu3, Flavio F Marsiglia4, Weitao Chen5. 1. School of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Mail Code 3920, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0689, USA. DavidHodge@asu.edu. 2. Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. DavidHodge@asu.edu. 3. School of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Mail Code 3920, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0689, USA. 4. Global Center for Applied Health Research, School of Social Work, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85004-0689, USA. 5. Department of Sociology, Henan University of Economics and Law, No. 180, Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study sought to identify variation by gender in the associations between religious service attendance from adolescence to young adulthood and seven measures of lifetime and short-term substance use. METHODS: To conduct this nationally representative study, data from the Add Health Surveys was abstracted from Waves I and IV (N = 3,223) to construct four types of service attendance (non-attenders, attenders only as adolescents, attenders only in young adulthood, and consistent attenders). A series of logistic regressions were conducted to identify the independent effects of each pattern of service attendance on each substance among all black young adults, as well as male and female sub-samples. RESULTS: Analysis revealed consistent attenders were generally less likely to use substances, with the effects being strongest among females. Among young adult only attenders, males recorded lower odds across all three short-term measures whereas females reported lower odds only for monthly cigarette use. CONCLUSION: The protective effects of religious service attendance are more robust for African Americans who consistently attend in adolescence and young adulthood, especially among females.
PURPOSE: This study sought to identify variation by gender in the associations between religious service attendance from adolescence to young adulthood and seven measures of lifetime and short-term substance use. METHODS: To conduct this nationally representative study, data from the Add Health Surveys was abstracted from Waves I and IV (N = 3,223) to construct four types of service attendance (non-attenders, attenders only as adolescents, attenders only in young adulthood, and consistent attenders). A series of logistic regressions were conducted to identify the independent effects of each pattern of service attendance on each substance among all black young adults, as well as male and female sub-samples. RESULTS: Analysis revealed consistent attenders were generally less likely to use substances, with the effects being strongest among females. Among young adult only attenders, males recorded lower odds across all three short-term measures whereas females reported lower odds only for monthly cigarette use. CONCLUSION: The protective effects of religious service attendance are more robust for African Americans who consistently attend in adolescence and young adulthood, especially among females.
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Keywords:
Add health; African Americans; Religious service attendance; Substance use