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Zaje A T Harrell1, Kandace Powell
1Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, 316 Physics Road, Room 134B, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1116, USA, harrellz@msu.edu.
Abstract:
The present study examined social support and alcohol norms as mediators of the relationship between religious coping and college drinking (e.g., frequency and heavy drinking). The sample consisted of college students (n = 129) and their parents (n = 113). Religious coping (parent and student) was associated with less frequent alcohol use and less heavy drinking. Using a path model to test direct and indirect effects, the mediators were entered simultaneously and allowed to correlate with each other. Alcohol norms mediated the relationship between religious coping and drinking outcomes. Social support was not a significant mediator. Broader protective implications of religious coping are discussed.
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